Government of Bromley

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The Former Unionist Colony of Bromley or simply Bromley, is a unitary state with devolution that is governed within the framework of a parliamentary democracy, in which the Prime Minister, currently Sally Hansen as of March 3 2021, is head of both government and state. The Prime Minister is mainly deputised by the Secretary to the Prime Minister, currently Janie Offen as of March 3 2021. The current government was elected at the 2021 General Election, called by the outgoing Prime Minister Mark Ashford of the Bromlavian Conservatives, and is currently led by a coalition of four left-wing parties - the Bromlavian Labour Party, Liberal Bromley, Black Voices and the Communist Party of Bromley. The coalition currently holds 152 seats out of 273, a majority within the Bromlavian National Assembly.

The Bromlavian political system uses First Past The Post at all elections, and elects the person with the most votes from first preference. National constituencies elect the same MP to the National Assembly as they do to the devolved Regional Council of that constituency's region (of which there are six regions), which has been criticised in the past by data analysts due to its restrictiveness. An independent candidate has never been elected to a constituency in Bromlavian history. The Prime Minister has the right to call an election at any time whether that is for the whole nation or a specific region (usually done for a precedent or a majority), and can call one when resigning (usually to coincide with high opinion polling or simply out of good will and democracy).

Bromlavian politics is usually dominated by the two main parties, the Bromlavian Conservatives (right wing) and Bromlavian Labour Party (left wing), where another party was in main power only at two elections since 1910. However, both parties have relied on other minor parties for coalition support in order to gain a majority, for example, the current government which holds the record for the most parties in a Bromlavian coalition. Coalition governments have only happened at two elections: 2021 (LAB-LIB-BLV-COM) and 1997 (LAB with Green Earth and Bromlavian Progressive Alliance). The National Assembly was solely governed by the Bromlavian Conservatives between 1854 and 1910 along with 1921 and 1957 until the rise of the Bromlavian Labour Party, with a Communist government being in power between 1910 and 1921 and the Ingerish Unionist Party being in government from Bromley's recognition as a democracy in 1731 until 1854. The far-right and fascist Bromley Defence Party governed a dictatorship between 1965 and 1974 where elections resumed and the Citizen's Interest Group won a landslide and led for three years until their dispersion.

Bromlavian political opinions and results have been classed as being volatile by professional analysts, due to large swings which can occur, most notably in the 2014, 2006, 1989, 1977, 1974 and 1965 elections, where large gains or losses occurred, in some cases, nearly all seats in the country where supermajorities occurred. This is thought to be because of the fast moving nature of Bromlavian politics and internal disputes, notably with the autonomous region of Barkenfry.

MPs elect a speaker for the National Assembly, who serves a four year term and can be re-elected an unlimited number of times. The speaker who is elected must be an incumbent MP for a constituency and once elected, must resign their seat to focus efforts on their roles as a speaker. The candidate who receives the second highest amount of votes becomes the deputy speaker - with MPs only allowed to vote for one person. The speaker sits as an indepdendent politician and is not included in the 273 seats in the National Assembly. It is common for the speaker to be elected from the main governing party due to majority vote within the National Assembly. The current Speaker is Robert Boland, former Labour MP for Lindow, and the Deputy Speaker is Mally Corderton, former Conservative MP for Fallholt.

Incumbent Government

Parliament of Bromley
   Bromlavian Labour Party: 102 seats
   Bromlavian Conservatives: 100 seats
   Liberal Bromley: 24 seats
   Black Voices: 14 seats
   Indipensiya Bàkenfray: 13 seats
   Communist Party of Bromley: 12 seats
   Green Earth: 3 seats
   For Bromley: 2 seats
   Charity: 1 seat
   Unionist Party: 1 seat
   Westranger Independence Party: 1 seat

Above is the current makeup of the Bromlavian National Assembly as of November 2021 - after by-elections and defections between parties.

Bromlavian Cabinet

First Hansen Ministry
Incumbent Office(s) Political Party Took Office
Official portrait of Fleur Anderson MP crop 2.jpg
Sally Hansen
MP for Woolford Farker
(born 1978)
Prime Minister of the Former Unionist Colony of Bromley
Leader of the Bromlavian Labour Party
Bromlavian Labour Party 3 March 2021
Janie Offen
MP for Cameronton
(born 1974)
Deputy Prime Minister
Secretary to the Prime Minister
Deputy Leader of the Bromlavian Labour Party
Bromlavian Labour Party 3 March 2021
Kevin Rose
MP for Zet-Do-Osta North
(born 1979)
Deputy Coalition Leader
Leader of Liberal Bromley
Liberal Bromley 13 August 2021
Marsha Opoengu-Kuzu
MP for Regverfed North
(born 1974)
Deputy Coalition Leader
Leader of Black Voices
Black Voices 4 March 2021
Matilda Graves
MP for Sarit South
(born 1996)
Deputy Coalition Leader
Leader of the Communist Party of Bromley
Communist Party of Bromley 4 March 2021
Ayla Fizz
MP for Compton View
(born 1963)
Exchequer's Chancellor Bromlavian Labour Party 3 March 2021
Wilheim Loft-Pupka
MP for Crickleshaw North
(born 1948)
Home Secretary
Minister of the Bromlavian Civil Service
Bromlavian Labour Party 3 March 2021
Shawn Arbre
MP for Greenborough South
(born 1956)
Foreign Secretary
Minister for International Diplomacy
Bromlavian Labour Party 13 August 2021
Wanda Salazar
MP for Scrabster
(born 1970)
Defence Secretary
Minister for War
Bromlavian Labour Party 3 March 2021
Maria Owle
MP for Portslade South
(born 1982)
Health Secretary Bromlavian Labour Party 13 August 2021
Motade Bortorgik
MP for Letistalentek
(born 1966)
Business Secretary
Minister for Local Investment
Liberal Bromley 13 August 2021
Gill Magdalene
MP for Engel
(born 1968)
Trade Secretary
Minister for International Investment
Minister for Maritime
Bromlavian Labour Party 3 March 2021
Simon Johnson-Dowajo
MP for Gidmetistag
(born 1965)
Working Effort Secretary
Minister for Employment Rights
Minister for State Assistance
Bromlavian Labour Party 13 August 2021
Yvonne Gyles
MP for Terrington
(born 1969)
Education Secretary
Minister for Families
Minister for Children
Bromlavian Labour Party 3 March 2021
Sharona Betts
MP for Canningtown
(born 1957)
Environment Secretary Bromlavian Labour Party 3 March 2021
Melody Thornton
MP for Tusnina
(born 1962)
Housing Secretary
Minister for Infrastructure
Communist Party of Bromley 13 August 2021
Luna Cayman
MP for Fairbank
(born 1954)
Transport Secretary
Minister for Border Control
Liberal Bromley 13 August 2021
Tom Rardland
MP for New Carnival
(born 1985)
Culture Secretary
Minister for State Television
Minister for Sport
Bromlavian Labour Party 13 August 2021