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| − | ==History==
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| − | ===The Founding of Eagmont===
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| − | 78 men and women from a far off land settled in this Island in 1759, with intentions to set up a colony. The leader of the group, George Watsons, felt it appropriate to name it after a new born that was born just before the landing. So, this island was named Harry '''Eagmont''' (Harry was never used), and there was a 5 day party in honour of the founding. George Watsons was elected the first President of Eagmont after a voting period of 5 days.
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| − | {{Election box begin | title=[[Eagmont Presidential Elections, 1759|Eagmont Presidential Elections 1759]]}}
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| − | {{Election box candidate|
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| − | |party = The Wiggs
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| − | |candidate = George Watsons
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| − | |votes = 52
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| − | |percentage = 66.666
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| − | {{Election box candidate|
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| − | |party = Conservative
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| − | |candidate = Theador Dumsfield
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| − | |votes = 26
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| − | |percentage = 33.33
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| − | {{Election box end}}
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| − | ===The Natives meet the Eagmontese===
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| − | 10 days after the arrival, many members of Eagmont started hearing strange chants in a different language coming from the hills. These hills have been out of bounds, effective when the President was re instated.
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| − | The natives finally made an apperance in 1760, when the President ordered the men to attack the noises. The natives, who spoke a dialect of [[Pacitalian]], could speak little english but still could communicate well.
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| − | The natives were very welcoming, which played a big party in Eagmont's cultural identity. Many Eagmontese (as they are known to be called know) still live in remote villages in the L'Ile de sud (Eagmonts most cultured region).
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| − | ===1760-1912===
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| − | Throughout these years, Eagmont was a relativly quite nation. Many presidents had past, and the country was thriving with knowledge and culture.
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| − | ====Presidents====
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| − | '''1760-1798''' Sir George Watsons (Wiggs)<br>
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| − | '''1798-1820''' Harry Jones (Wiggs)''(Died in office)''<br>
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| − | '''1820-1822''' Harold Spence (Wiggs)<br><br>
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| − | ''1822 was the year that the Fixed Term Act came into succession, placing a 4 year limit-term and a maximum of 3 terms served by one person(not party) in succession''<br><br>
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| − | '''1822-1826''' Harold Spence (Wiggs)<br>
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| − | '''1826-1830''' George Naylor (Conservative Imperialists)<br>
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| − | '''1830-1833''' George Naylor (Conservative Imperialists)(Died in Office)<br>
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| − | '''1833-1837''' Thomas Stenton (Wiggs)<br>
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| − | '''1837-1841''' Thomas Stenton (Wiggs)<br>
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| − | '''1841-1844''' Gregory Normanby (The Imperial Labour Party)(Died in office)<br>
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| − | '''1844-1848''' Liam Maxwell (The New Conservative Party)<br>
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| − | '''1848-1852''' Liam Maxwell (The New Conservative Party)<br>
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| − | '''1852-1856''' Liam Maxwell (The New Conservative Party)<br>
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| − | '''1856-1858''' Thomas Stenton(Wiggs)(died in Office)<br>
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| − | '''1858-1862''' Liam Maxwell (The New Conservative Party)<br>
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| − | '''1862-1866''' Liam Maxwell (The New Conservative Party)<br>
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| − | '''1866-1870''' Arthur Chairmonger (The New Conservative Party)<br>
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| − | '''1870-1874''' Archer Fielding (The Imperial Labour Party)<br><br>
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| − | ''1874 was the year that the Fixed Term Act Ammendment Bill came into succession, placing a 6 year limit-term and a maximum of 2 terms served by one person(not party) in succession''<br><br>
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| − | '''1874-1880''' Archer Fielding (The Imperial Labour Party)<br>
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| − | '''1880-1886''' Arthur Chairmonger (The New Conservative Party)<br>
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| − | '''1886-1892''' Louis Steel (The Liberal Party of Eagmont)<br>
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| − | '''1892-1898''' Louis Steel (The Liberal Party of Eagmont)<br>
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| − | '''1898-1900''' Arthur Chairmonger (The New Conservative Party)(Died in Office)<br>
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| − | '''1900-1906''' Archer Fielding (The Imperial Labour Party)(died in Office)<br>
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| − | '''1906-1912''' Gerald McNaughtan (The Imperial Labour Party)<br>
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| − | ===1912- The Rebel War===
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| − | {{image|http://www.kipb.cdreamer.com/1911.PNG|left|Eagmont|Eagmont in 1911. The Teally-Green is what the Rebels occupied (The Rebels were the governance of the offshore island of Manly)}}{{image|http://www.kipb.cdreamer.com/1916.PNG|center|Eagmont|Eagmont in 1916.The southern regions of Eagmont are nearly taken over by the Rebels (The Rebels were the governance of the offshore island of Manly)}}
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| − | In 1912, rebels from the offshore Island of Manly attacked the southern State of L'Ile de sud, in an attempt to take back what the rebel natives though were their own. The Defence Premier, Yolan Burgenhastë, did not react until the Rebels were at the port of Interogeè, the main port in the southern region.
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| − | The Defence force came within hours of the attack, but the rebels out numbered the defence force numbers (almost 6:1) and with no official backing from the people of Eagmont, the Defence force was left without support from the country.
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| − | By 1916, most of the bottom regions were taken over by the rebels. The Labour Government at the time didnt feel that they should interveen with the rebels (it was the natives land, after all).
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| − | President Harry Truman (Labour) was publically critisised by the Opposition, and the people. The President, after being barrled with abuse and complaints, resigned and called a by-election. Interestingly, Harry Truman was the man who would fight this election.
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| − | {{Election box begin | title=[[Eagmont Presidential election, 1916|General Election 1916]]: Eagmont}}
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| − | {{Election box candidate with party link|
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| − | |party = Conservative Party of Eagmont
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| − | |candidate = Joseph Edwards
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| − | |votes = 92,474,574
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| − | |percentage = 51.37
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| − | |change = ''N/A''
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| − | {{Election box candidate with party link|
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| − | |party = Liberal Party of Eagmont
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| − | |candidate = John Marksby
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| − | |votes = 71,050,827
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| − | |percentage = 36.47
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| − | |change = ''N/A''
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| − | {{Election box candidate with party link|
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| − | |party = The Labour Party of Eagmont
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| − | |candidate = Harry Truman
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| − | |votes = 16,474,599
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| − | |percentage = 9.15
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| − | |change = ''N/A''
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| − | }}
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| − | ...
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| − | {{Election box majority|
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| − | |votes = 21,423,747
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| − | |percentage = 11
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| − | |change = ''N/A''
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| − | {{Election box turnout|
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| − | |votes = 180,000,000
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| − | |percentage = 76.75
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| − | |change = ''NA''
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| − | {{Election box end}}
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| − | The Conservatives won in a landslide victory, after the Labour Party was shunted from office. By 1920 the Conservative Government had taken back the land, and organised that Manly Island be a colony of Eagmont.
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| − | ===1916-2003===
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| − | In the 1920's, a major revolutionary in the political ground happened. The Presidents job was getting to powering, and the people were looking to change this.
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| − | Keeping Federalism was definetly something the people wanted, and the Conservative Government agreed. However, the Liberal Party was gaining support from many middle-class people and white voters. This meant that the Liberals had a clear mandate to do what they wanted, and the people would nearly support everything they did. The 1922 election happened as follows:
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| − | {{Election box begin | title=[[Eagmont Presidential election, 1916|General Election 1916]]: Eagmont}}
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| − | {{Election box candidate with party link|
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| − | |party = Conservative Party of Eagmont
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| − | |candidate = [[Joseph Edwards]]
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| − | |votes = 107,473,484
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| − | |percentage = 35.38
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| − | |change = 14,998,910 (16.2%)
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| − | {{Election box candidate with party link|
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| − | |party = Liberal Party of Eagmont
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| − | |candidate = [[Neil Dalphy]]
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| − | |votes = 115,633,458
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| − | |percentage = 38.1
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| − | |change = 44,582,631 (62.7%)
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| − | {{Election box candidate with party link|
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| − | |party = The Labour Party of Eagmont
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| − | |candidate = [[Lesley Smith]] (Female)
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| − | |votes = 64,457,475
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| − | |percentage = 21.22
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| − | |change = 47,982,876 (291.3%)
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| − | {{Election box candidate with party link|
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| − | |party = The Eagmont Unionists
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| − | |candidate = [[John Smith]]
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| − | |votes = 2,374,378
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| − | |percentage = 0.78
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| − | |change = ''N/A''
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| − | {{Election box candidate with party link|
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| − | |party = The Green's
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| − | |candidate = [[Jeanette Fotz]] (Female)
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| − | |votes = 3,373,481
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| − | |percentage = 1.1
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| − | |change = ''N/A''
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| − | {{Election box candidate with party link|
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| − | |party = The Eagmont National's
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| − | |candidate = Drew Lexington
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| − | |votes = 10,434,237
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| − | |percentage = 3.43
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| − | |change = ''N/A''
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| − | {{Election box majority|
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| − | |votes = 8,159,974
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| − | |percentage = 2.69
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| − | |change = 13,263,773 (8.31 %)
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| − | {{Election box turnout|
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| − | |votes = 303,746,513
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| − | |percentage = 99.74156606
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| − | |change = 123,746,513 (22.99156606 %)
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| − | {{Election box end}}
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| − | The Liberal Party, albeit with a slim majority, governed the 27th Parliament with careful presition. There were many reforms, one of which was the [[Voting Act 1916]], [[Sufferage Ammendment Bill 1917]], [[Education Bill 1918]] to name a few.
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| − | In 1920 a public referendum was held on the President/Prime Minister saga, of which, the Prime Minister column had 79% while the President column had 21%. So, on August the 29th 1920, the President called a by-election. The parliament stood as was in 1916, showing signs of strength in the government.
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| − | ====Crucial years between 1920-1982====
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| − | '''1922-''' Education made compulsory for 5-9 year olds<br>
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| − | '''1926-''' Liberal Government falls to the Labour Government.<br>
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| − | '''1928-''' The Labour Government creates the [[Welfare State]].<br>
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| − | '''1932-''' The Labour Government increases their majority in the General Election<br>
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| − | '''1935-''' The Labour Prime Minister, Peter Rennie, dies. Thomas Pollock takes over<br>
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| − | '''1938-''' General Election- The Conservative Party wins 61% of the vote<br>
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| − | '''1944-''' General Election- The Conservative Party wins 56% of the vote.<br>
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| − | '''1950-''' The Liberal's win the Election, with Labour slipping down to 19% of the vote, with the Unionists gaining 18%.<br>
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| − | '''1962-''' Labour wins the election<br>
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| − | '''1968-''' Labour wins a consecutive Governing period, Conservatives lead the opposition with only 1 member differential in the Parliament<br>
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| − | ''''''1974-''' Conservatives win the General Election.<br>
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| − | 1980-''' Education made compulsory from 5-18; Conservatives lose the election to the Liberals<br>
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| − | ====The 1982 Referendum====
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| − | In 1982, The Liberal Government wanted to stray away from FPP voting systems in favour of a fairer, MMP style governance. This was heavily debated in parliament, with only 53% agreeing to a referendum being sent out.
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| − | Of the 90% of citizens who voted, the figures stood at
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| − | '''[[Supplementary Member]]''' 5.5% <br>
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| − | '''[[Single Transferable Vote]]''' 17.5% <br>
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| − | '''[[Mixed Member Proportional]]''' 70.3% <br>
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| − | '''[[Alternative Vote]]''' 6.6% <br>
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| − | So, the MMP vote was put to the house, with the Conservatives, Nationals, Liberals & the Greens supporting it. Labour voted against it, while the Unionists [[abstained]].
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| − | The Referendum also included the choice of becoming a [[Federal Republic]] rather than just a [[Republic]].
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| − | The majority of people were infavour of this, and at the next election a [['''Senate''']] of members from different States in Eagmont were elected.
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| | [[Category:The Federal Republic of Eagmont]] | | [[Category:The Federal Republic of Eagmont]] |
Welcome to the Federal Republic of Eagmont, a safe and devout region of over 500 million people*. The current leader is John Key, leader of the Conservative party.
