Wiltshire National Assembly

The National Assembly of the Commonwealth of Wiltshire is the unicameral parliamentary body responsible for the government and legislature of the Wiltshirian Commonwealth. It was established by the Act of Settlement in 3025, and was elected shortly thereafter. A subsequent election took place on 12 January 3026, electing the Commonwealth Assembly's second composition

Powers

The National Assembly is a unicameral body, meaning there is only one operating chamber. This was a deliberate decision by President Gaius Selan following independence, in an attempt to restore political stability - over potential divisions that two houses may bring. The return to the Assembly, over the Wiltshire Parliament (which was established to govern the Third Wiltshire Republic), was made following independence to allow for the creation of a Semi-Presidential Republic. This new system allows for greater stability, while also allowing for greater democracy.

The Assembly meets in Assembly Hall, at the center of the Enterprise Complex in Juneville. The sittings of the Assembly are to be as follows;

Emergency sessions can be called by the President of Wiltshire during times of recess.

The Assembly is chaired by the Speaker of the National Assembly.

Powers and responsibilities

The Government of Wiltshire operates out of the National Assembly and so must command the confidence of the Assembly. Despite being appointed by the President, the Prime Minister of Wiltshire must pass a confidence vote in the Assembly before being able to take office. This is the Assembly's first responsibility.

The second, and most obvious, responsibility is that of legislative control. All laws must be passed by the National Assembly. The President does hold a veto, but any law must receive the approval of the Assembly before the President's signature. In addition, the Assembly must craft the national budget, with the President's signature, and retains the power to declare war.

Members of the Assembly are also empowered to scrutinize the government; Members can call government ministers to testify and ministers have a legal obligation to respond, in some way, to the questions posed by members. The Prime Minister, being a member of the Assembly, must attend to these questions in person, while ministers may respond in person or either via other communication.

Another power the Assembly holds is impeachment. The Assembly has the authority to impeach and remove the President of the Republic. To have this occur, 66.6% of the Assembly must vote on an impeachment resolution, following a trail being conducted by the courts, chaired by the most senior independent judge in the country.

State Opening

The President of Wiltshire is responsible for the State Opening of the Assembly, at which point he gives a speech to the members. In that speech he lays out the Government's legislative priorities for the coming term and his own ambitions for the Assembly. The State Opening takes place at the start of every Assembly term.

Government and history

REPUBLIC GOVERNMENTS
Government	Leader	Main Party	Tenure	Status
Jaresh Inyo Caretaker Ministry	Jaresh Inyo	Independent	19 July 3009 until 16 September 3009	Caretaker
Second Jaresh Inyo Ministry	Jaresh Inyo	National	16 September 3009 until 28 January 3010	Majority
Shore Ministry	Thomas Shore	Socialist	28 January 3020 until 15 July 3010	Majority
Third Jaresh Inyo Ministry	Jaresh Inyo	Conservative	15 July 3010 until 5 February 3011	Coalition
Fourth Jaresh Inyo Ministry	Jaresh Inyo	Conservative	5 February 3011 until 1 June 3011	Majority
First Jellico Ministry	Edward Jellico	Conservative	1 June 3011 until 17 January 3013	Majority
Second Jellico Ministry	Edward Jellico	Conservative	17 January 3013 until 5 March 3013	Minority
Stork Ministry	Renly Stork	Socialist	5 March 3013 until 29 May 3013	Coalition
First Banks Ministry	Martin Banks	Conservative	29 May 3013 until 4 November 3013	Minority
Second Banks Ministry	Martin Banks	Conservative	4 November 3013 until 25 January 3015	Majority
First Loynd Ministry	David Loynd	Conservative	25 January 3015 until 5 May 3015	Majority
Second Loynd Ministry	David Loynd	Conservative	5 May 3015 until 6 September 3015	Minority
Third Loynd Ministry	David Loynd	Conservative	6 September 3015 until 10 January 3016	Coalition
First Eddington Ministry	Frank Eddington	Socialist	10 January 3016 until 20 July 3018	Majority
Second Eddington Ministry	Frank Eddington	Socialist	20 July 3018 until 1 January 3019	Minority
First Hill Ministry	Audrick Hill	Conservative	1 January 3019 until 25 January 3019	Coalition
Second Hill Ministry	Audrick Hill	Conservative	25 January 3019 until 11 February 3019	Majority
Schroder Ministry	Samantha Schrӧder	Conservative	11 February 3019 until 12 April 3019	Majority (February - March 3019) Minority (March - April 3019)
Smith Ministry	Rita Smith	Labour	12 April 3019 until 15 June 3019	Coalition
Grey Ministry	Fillmore Grey	National	15 June 3019 until 9 September 3019	Majority
Balfour Ministry	Jim Balfour	National	9 September 3019 until 6 November 3019	Minority
Kohl Caretaker Ministry	Ludwig Kohl	Independent	6 November 3019 until 26 November 3019	Caretaker
Campbell-Trenneman Government	Henry Campbell-Trenneman	Labour	26 November 3019 until 7 December 3019	Minority
Thune Administration	Samuel Thune	Körperschaftlich Reich Verband	7 December 3019 until 26 January 3020	Authoritarian
Third Hill Ministry	Audrick Hill	Liberal Conservative	26 January 3020 until 21 June 3020	Minority
Edwin Ministry	Mark Edwin	Labour	21 June 3020 until 28 September 3020	Coalition
First Sonya Inyo Ministry	Sonya Inyo	Liberal Conservative	28 September 3020 until 31 October 3020	Minority coalition
Second Sonya Inyo Ministry	Sonya Inyo	Liberal Conservative	31 October 3020 to 6 January 3021	Majority coalition
Sonya Inyo War Ministry	Sonya Inyo	Liberal Conservative	6 January 3021 until 5 July 3021	Government of National Unity (majority coalition)
Simpson War Ministry	Jake Simpson	Labour	5 July 3021 until 4 August 3021	Majority coalition
Second Simpson Ministry	Jake Simpson	Labour	4 August 3021 until 9 August 3021	Minority
First Morgan Ministry	Catherine Morgan	Labour	12 August 3021 until 15 September 3021	Minority
First Crawley Ministry	Mitchell A. Crawley	Stability	15 September 3021 until 20 November 3021	Minority
Second Crawley Ministry	Mitchell A. Crawley	Stability	20 November 3021 until 15 January 3022	Minority coalition
Third Crawley Ministry	Mitchell A. Crawley	Stability	15 January 3022 until 23 August 3022	Majority coalition
Second Morgan Ministry	Catherine Morgan	Labour	23 August 3022 until 24 September 3022	Majority coalition
Giordano Ministry	Mario Giordano	Stability	24 September 3022 until 11 December 3022	Majority
Daines Ministry	Grace Daines	Stability	11 December 3022 until 4 February 3023	Majority (December 3022 - January 3023) Minority (January 3023 - February 3023)
Bowell Ministry	Ramsay Bowell	Social Democrats	4 February 3023 until 15 August 3023	Majority
Crawley Caretaker Ministry	Mitchell A. Crawley	Stability	15 August 3023 until 28 July 3024	Government of national unity
Ford-Kaine provisional government	Luke Ford & Rufus Kaine	Independent	28 July 3024 until 15 August 3024	Government of national unity
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENTS
Government	Prime Minister	Member parties	Tenure	Status
First Martin Ministry	Beau Martin	Conservative	16 May 3025 until 12 November 3025	Majority
Second Martin Ministry	Beau Martin	Conservative	12 November 3025 until 8 December 3025	Majority
Fourth Hill Ministry	Audrick Hill	Conservative Republican	8 December 3025 until 15 January 3026	Coalition
Rivers ministry	Patrick Rivers	Labour	15 January 3026 until present	Minority