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In Scotland or any part of the UK you do not vote for a Prime Minister.
You vote for your local Member of Parliament.
He or she is usually a member of a political party, and the party elects a leader who becomes the Prime Minister if that party has the most Members of Parliament.
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EzraAustralians do not vote for a prime minister. The Prime Minister is the leader of the political party or gang if you will that wins the most seats in Parliament.
Australia is divided up into Federal electorates. The people that live in each of these electorates has the opportunity to make a preferential vote. this means that if the voters first choice does not win their vote can be counted again for their next preference. In any case after the votes are counted. This is done manually. (There are no computers involved). Under the watchful eyes of scrutineers that represent each of those that stood to be elected, a winner is announced. Australia has 3 major parties, 2 of which are a coalition. The party that has won the most seats in the lower house vote among themselves to chose the leader of their party. That person becomes the Prime Minister.
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Who was the british prime minister during the revolutionary war?
Lord North (Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford) was Prime Minister from 1770 to 1782. Mostly as a result of the war, he was removed from office on a vote of no confidence in 1782.
Can citizens vote directly to elect the prime minister in elections in the UK?
Not unless the prime minister is their constituency member. In the UK you vote for the party you want in your constituency. Then the totals are gathered and the party that controls over half the constituencies wins.
What was Julia Gillards job before Prime Minister?
Julia Gillard was the national Minister for Education in the Kevin Rudd government. She received the job of Prime Minister when she challenged Kevin Rudd in 2010 and won by unanimous vote.
How is the Prime Minister of Australia chosen?
Choosing the Prime-minister (PM) is exactly the same as choosing a president. We have campaigns and we vote for who we want to be PM.Further information:The Prime Minister is not directly chosen by the people, however. Members of the Federal Parliament (the Senate and the House of Representatives) are elected by the people. The leader of the political party with the most elected members in the lower House, the House of Representatives, becomes the Prime Minister.
