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The Assembly of the Province of Wiltshire is the legislature for the city of Wiltshire and the township of Walkerton.

The Assembly is composed of 120 elected Assembly Members (AMs) who represent one of the districts. They are elected at a general election every three months by first-past-the-post and hold their seats until the Assembly is dissolved.

The last General Election was held on June 13, 3019 resulting in the formation of the Grey Ministry (Wiltshire).

Procedure

Elections and nominations

Following a general election, the elected members of the Assembly are convened on the Friday following the election (in accordance with the Elections Act of 3015). The first sitting of the new Assembly has two crucial jobs;

Appoint a President of the Assembly
Nominate the Director.

The first of these - Appoint the President of the Assembly - is always the first job of a new Assembly. The President is either elected at the start of a new Assembly, when a vacancy opens or in the event of a successful motion of no confidence in the President received 2/3. This is held by a simple vote of nominated candidates and is not a political vote. The incumbent President, Joshua Foreman, was first elected in January 3019.

The second, and more important of these, - Nominate the Director - is usually the second motion of a new Assembly. This is done by the presentation of a motion under General Order 8 - presented by the Leader of the Assembly. This motion is a vote between the nominated candidates and the winner will be nominated, then appointed by the President of the Novanite Federation. Following this, the new Director delivers a speech to the Assembly, outlining the government's legislative priorities going forward.

Traditionally, the Director (or Prime Minister) would be the leader of the party with a majority in the Assembly. However, this isn't strictly true. The Director is whomever can command confidence (command a majority of AMs) in the Assembly. In June 3019, no party leader could command the confidence of the Assembly and so Fillmore Grey (the only Independent AM) was nominated and then appointed Director.

History

First Eddington Ministry (Wiltshire)

Second Eddington Ministry (Wiltshire)

First Hill Ministry (Wiltshire)

Second Hill Ministry (Wiltshire)

Schroder Ministry (Wiltshire)

Smith Ministry (Wiltshire)

Grey Ministry (Wiltshire)

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-{{Parliament_info|title1 = The Provincial Assembly of Wiltshire|type = Unicameral Parliament|president_of_the_assembly = Joshua Foreman
+{{Parliament_info|title1 = The Assembly of Wiltshire|type = Unicameral Parliament|president_of_the_assembly = Joshua Foreman
 (Since January 25, 3019)|prime_minister = [[Fillmore Grey]], [[National Party]]
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 Socialist Party (7)
-Conservative Party (4)|term_length = up to 3 months|last_election = [[June 3019 Wiltshire Legislative Elections]]|next_election = [[September 3019 Wiltshire Legislative Elections]]|caption3 = The new National Assembly chamber|image3 = 2019-02-07 20.48.03.png}}The Provincial Assembly of the Province of Wiltshire is the legislature for the city of Wiltshire and the township of Walkerton.
+Conservative Party (4)|term_length = up to 3 months|last_election = [[June 3019 Wiltshire Legislative Elections]]|next_election = [[September 3019 Wiltshire Legislative Elections]]|caption3 = The new National Assembly chamber|image3 = 2019-02-07 20.48.03.png}}The Assembly of the Province of [[Wiltshire]] is the legislature for the city of Wiltshire and the township of Walkerton.
 The Assembly is composed of 120 elected Assembly Members (AMs) who represent one of the districts. They are elected at a general election every three months by first-past-the-post and hold their seats until the Assembly is dissolved.
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 === '''Elections and nominations''' ===
-Following a general election, the elected members of the Provincial Assembly are convened on the Friday following the election (in accordance with the Elections Act of 3015). The first sitting of the new Assembly has two crucial jobs;
+Following a general election, the elected members of the Assembly are convened on the Friday following the election (in accordance with the [[Elections Act of 3015]]). The first sitting of the new Assembly has two crucial jobs;
-* Appoint a President of the Provincial Assembly
+* Appoint a President of the Assembly
-* Nominate a/confirm confidence in the Provincial Director.
+* Nominate the [[Provincial Director of Wiltshire|Director]].
-The first of these - Appoint a President of the Provincial Assembly - is chaired by the Governor-General (who always chairs the first meeting). The Assembly elects a President who will serve as chair of the Provincial Assembly until their resignation or its dissolution. This normally comes in the form of re-confirming the incumbent President. However, on occasion, there is an election for a new President. Candidates are given 10 minutes to speak to the whole Assembly before they vote.
+The first of these - Appoint the President of the Assembly - is always the first job of a new Assembly. The President is either elected at the start of a new Assembly, when a vacancy opens or in the event of a successful motion of no confidence in the President received 2/3. This is held by a simple vote of nominated candidates and is not a political vote. The incumbent President, Joshua Foreman, was first elected in January 3019.
-The second of these jobs - Nominate the Provincial Director - is the most important role of the first sitting of the Assembly. This normally comes in the form of the Leader of the Political group with the majority support in the new Assembly. However, some times there is uncertainty about whom can command majority support In the Assembly, and then the vote will decide who becomes Director. In the event that no Director is selected, the Assembly is given 5 days to appoint a Director to form a government. If they cannot, the Assembly is dissolved and another General Election is scheduled. In the meantime, the incumbent Director remains Director.
+The second, and more important of these, - Nominate the Director - is usually the second motion of a new Assembly. This is done by the presentation of a motion under General Order 8 - presented by the Leader of the Assembly. This motion is a vote between the nominated candidates and the winner will be nominated, then appointed by the President of the [[Novanite Federation]]. Following this, the new Director delivers a speech to the Assembly, outlining the government's legislative priorities going forward.
-Once the Director-designate is nominated, they leave the chamber with the chairing Governor-General for a few minutes to a formal meeting. In the meeting the Governor-General officially appoints the leader Director. Then they both re-enter the chamber, and the President of the Provincial Assembly administers the oath of office.
+Traditionally, the Director (or Prime Minister) would be the leader of the party with a majority in the Assembly. However, this isn't strictly true. The Director is whomever can command confidence (command a majority of AMs) in the Assembly. In June 3019, no party leader could command the confidence of the Assembly and so Fillmore Grey (the only Independent AM) was nominated and then appointed Director.
 === '''History''' ===