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Consensus government is a non-partisan, democratic system of government in use in two Canadian territories. Non-partisan democracy (also no-party democracy) is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic Elections A system of government is a term that refers to the set of political Institutions by which a Government of a State is organized in order to exert its powers In a consensus government, elected deputies do not sit as members of political parties but rather act as independent representatives from their districts. An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral

In Canada, this system exists in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, territories with large aboriginal populations, and was accordingly inspired by aboriginal systems of governance. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Northwest Territories (ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz ( NWT or NT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a territory Nunavut (ˈnuːnəvʊt ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ is the largest and newest territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Aboriginal people in Canada, also known as Canadian aboriginal citizens, are people who belong to recognized indigenous groups in the Canadian Constitution Act In this system, all citizens of a territory are entitled to stand for election in their electoral district, and to vote for an individual as their Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). There are no political parties. A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral Once the Legislature is constituted, its members elect the premier, the speaker and the cabinet from amongst themselves. A premier is a title for the Head of government in some countries

While consensus models of discourse often require that a true consensus be reached, in consensus government policies advanced to the government are decided upon by majority vote; the government must therefore support policies that please a majority of the entire legislature if it wants them to pass. Consensus has two common meanings One is a general agreement among the members of a given group or Community, each of which exercises some discretion in Notions of confidence votes, caucusing, party discipline are not relevant to such deliberations. A Motion of Confidence is a motion of support proposed by a government in a Parliament or other assembly of elected representatives to give members of parliament (or

List of consensus governments

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