Teejay
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In Australia's federal parliament the lower house (House of Representatives) is elected to a maximum three year term and the Upper House (Senate) is elected to a six term. Usually with every election half of the senate is elected, however sometimes the a Double Dissolution election is held where the whole Senate is elected. According to the constitution a piece of legislation being rejected by the Senate twice can trigger a double dissolution election.
The POD is that in Early 2010 then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (Australian Labor Party) calls a double dissolution election. The trigger being the Senate rejecting the Carbon trading legislation on two occasions. Such an election around March of 2010 would probably resulting in one of the biggest victories for the Australian Labor Party in history with the Labor Party winning 54% of the two party preferred vote and winning between 96 and 98 seats (out of a total of 150) in the House of Representatives. In the Senate the Labor Party only needs to rely on the Australian Greens Senators to pass legislation. In the resulting joint sitting of both houses of parliament the Carbon trading legislation is passed.
What happens next
Also somebody change the title please to Australian federal double dissolution election in 2010 please, thank you.
The POD is that in Early 2010 then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (Australian Labor Party) calls a double dissolution election. The trigger being the Senate rejecting the Carbon trading legislation on two occasions. Such an election around March of 2010 would probably resulting in one of the biggest victories for the Australian Labor Party in history with the Labor Party winning 54% of the two party preferred vote and winning between 96 and 98 seats (out of a total of 150) in the House of Representatives. In the Senate the Labor Party only needs to rely on the Australian Greens Senators to pass legislation. In the resulting joint sitting of both houses of parliament the Carbon trading legislation is passed.
What happens next
Also somebody change the title please to Australian federal double dissolution election in 2010 please, thank you.
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