Government of Bromley
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 Wanda Salazar as of May 21 2022, is head of both government and state. The Prime Minister is mainly deputised by the Secretary to the Prime Minister, currently Maria Owle as of May 21 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 |
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Bromlavian Labour Party: 101 seats |
Bromlavian Conservatives: 100 seats |
Liberal Bromley: 24 seats |
Black Voices: 14 seats |
Indipensiya Bàkenfray: 13 seats |
Communist Party of Bromley: 13 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 May 2022 - after by-elections and defections between parties.
Parties
Party | Ideology | Description | Leader |
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Bromlavian Labour Party | Centre-Left | Socialist/Social Democrat party advocating for social, economic and environmental fairness | Wanda Salazar |
Bromlavian Conservatives | Centre-Right | Capitalist party advocating for more authoritarian policies | Victor Thatching-Moss |
Liberal Bromley | Centre | Liberal democratic party advocating for freer economic and social policies | Madd Tiketstatmold |
Black Voices | Left-Wing | Party representing interests of Black Bromlavian and Ostafariuan-Je minority groups | Marsha Opoengu-Kuzu |
Indipensiya Bàkenfray | Left-Wing to Far-Left | Radical regional socialist party advocating for Barkenfrier self-determination and independence from Bromley | Waro Cpransa |
Communist Party of Bromley | Far-Left | Radical authoritarian party advocating for absolute social, economic and environmental equality | Matilda Graves |
Green Earth | Left-Wing | Eco-socialist party advocating for greater regulations on environmental activity as well as social equality | Alastair Kettering |
For Bromley | Right-Wing to Far-Right | Authoritarian party advocating for anti-immigration, radical Christic interests, anti-minority interests and isolationism | Ross Widdecombe |
Charity | Big Tent | Party advocating for generosity amongst people, tend to compete with Bromlavian Conservatives in constituencies | John Acton |
Unionist Party | Far-Right | Fascist party representing populations along New Austland border, where fighting has been happening for years | Sam Deacon |
Bromlavian Cabinet
A cabinet reshuffle took place on 3 March 2022 following the defeat of a deputy leadership challenge lodged by Home Secretary Wilheim Loft-Pupka against Janie Offen.
Following the appointment of Madd Tiketstatmold as Leader of Liberal Bromley, many political commentators noted Bromley as having "one of the most progressive governments in the world".
First Hansen Ministry | ||||
Incumbent | Office(s) | Political Party | Took Office | |
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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 | |
Madd Tiketstatmold MP for Deraket (born 1970) |
Deputy Coalition Leader Leader of Liberal Bromley |
Liberal Bromley | 27 March 2022 | |
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 | |
Maria Owle MP for Portslade South (born 1982) |
Home Secretary Minister of the Bromlavian Civil Service Minister of Justice |
Bromlavian Labour Party | 3 March 2022 | |
Simon Johnson-Dowajo MP for Gidmetistag (born 1965) |
Foreign Secretary Minister for International Diplomacy |
Black Voices | 3 March 2022 | |
Wanda Salazar MP for Scrabster (born 1970) |
Defence Secretary Minister for War |
Bromlavian Labour Party | 3 March 2021 | |
Melody Thornton MP for Tusnina (born 1962) |
Health Secretary | Communist Party of Bromley | 3 March 2022 | |
Hwen Fraser MP for Domburton (born 1971) |
Business Secretary Minister for Local Investment |
Communist Party of Bromley | 3 March 2021 | |
Tom Rardland MP for New Carnival (born 1985) |
Trade Secretary Minister for International Investment Minister for Maritime |
Bromlavian Labour Party | 3 March 2022 | |
Motade Bortorgik MP for Letistalentek (born 1966) |
Working Effort Secretary Minister for Employment Rights Minister for State Assistance |
Liberal Bromley | 3 March 2022 | |
Yvonne Gyles MP for Terrington (born 1969) |
Education Secretary Minister for Families Minister for Children |
Bromlavian Labour Party | 3 March 2021 | |
Ggreg Ellinn MP for Sante Marinn (born 1970) |
Environment Secretary | Bromlavian Labour Party | 3 March 2022 | |
Grace Marders MP for Haddenham (born 1989) |
Housing Secretary Minister for Infrastructure |
Bromlavian Labour Party | 3 March 2022 | |
Joseph Cooper MP for Deacontree (born 1960) |
Transport Secretary Minister for Border Control |
Bromlavian Labour Party | 3 March 2022 | |
Luna Cayman MP for Fairbank (born 1954) |
Culture Secretary Minister for State Television Minister for Sport |
Liberal Bromley | 3 March 2022 |