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minus-squareDevanismynamelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoYeah but he has to get an mp spot somewhere i thought.
minus-squaren2burnslinkfedilinkarrow-up15·3 months agoNope, there’s no requirement that the PM be a member of the house, and it’s happened before. However, there are some limitations if a PM is not an MP.
minus-squareThrillhouse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 months agoApparently it’s happened before and you don’t have to - you just can’t sit in the chamber until you get a seat if I understand correctly.
minus-squareVoroxpete@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 months agoSo? It’s not like that’s a challenge. All they have to do is parachute him into a safe seat. Given his overall popularity almost any Lib stronghold would vote him in in a heartbeat.
Yeah but he has to get an mp spot somewhere i thought.
Nope, there’s no requirement that the PM be a member of the house, and it’s happened before. However, there are some limitations if a PM is not an MP.
Apparently it’s happened before and you don’t have to - you just can’t sit in the chamber until you get a seat if I understand correctly.
So? It’s not like that’s a challenge. All they have to do is parachute him into a safe seat. Given his overall popularity almost any Lib stronghold would vote him in in a heartbeat.
Probably true.