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How often do you vote for a new prime minister?
Every 4 or 5 years. If you mean UK PMs - then they could change at any time without any public voting. PMs are not voted for by the public - they are simply appointed/voted for by the majority party in parliament who have formed the government. General elections which vote in the ruling party must be held at least every 5 years but in special cases (small majorities, hung parliaments etc) they may be held within a few months of each other. In summary, the PM is generally the leader of the party in power and can be voted out at any time by his/her own party.
How many Scots have won the premiership?
This is tricky as there's no agreed definition of Scottish; obviously one cannot base it on accent. The most obvious test of being Scottish is having been born in Scotland.There have been a number of Scottish PMs since 1945:Harold Macmillan (PM, 1957-63) liked to claim that he was descended from crofters. However, he was educated at Eton and Oxford. Not born in ScotlandAlec Douglas-Home (PM, 1963-64) prided himself on being Scottish but, like Macmillan, he was educated at Eton and Oxford and many Scots were dismissive of his claim to be a Scot. Not born in ScotlandTony Blair (PM, 1997-2007) is surely a Scot as he was born in Edinburgh though he doesn't talk about it. (Educated at Fettes and Oxford).Gordon Brown (PM, 2007 -?) is a Scot. He was educated at Kirkcaldy High School and the University of Edinburgh. This makes him the first Prime Minister since Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (PM, 1906-1908) to have attended a Scottish university.Several pre-WW2 PMs were Scottish (e.g. Ramsay Macdonald, Arthur Balfour and Henry Campbell-Bannerman). They were all Scottish born.
Who is the longest-serving Labor PM?
The longest serving Labor Prime Minister in Australia was Bob Hawke (23rd Prime Minister) who served a total of 8 years, 9 months and 9 days, from 1983 until 1991. All other Labor PMs have served terms under 5 years. The longest serving PM of any party was the Liberal Party's Robert Menzies, who served 16 years, 1 month and 7 days in the 50s and 60s.
How long is the ice hockey field?
A pro hockey rink is 185 x 85 feet. Marcy All NHL rinks are 200 x 85 feet. The old Boston Garden and Chicago stadium were shorter, but that is no longer allowed. Olympic rinks are 200 x 100 feet. Jim An inline hockey rink is 185 x 85 ideally, but minimum size is 145 x 65 for most national and state championships. There is no exact size because of the many different sanctioning bodies of the sport. It lacks the leadership that the NHL, NFL, or NBA provides their respecting sports. For ice hockey rinks, Jims answer is almost perfect. North American rinks (NHL) are 200ft x 85ft. However the rest of the world uses metric so a more accurate 30m x 61m is the Olympic rink size as well as the size for most leagues over seas. Kyle
