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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
From what i understand and read in the paper this morning is that it would simply be the third monday of October every 4 years.
Not that it would be 4 years after the part took power.
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Since when did newspapers succeed in conveying the actual facts? It's written so that it will always be on the 3rd Monday in October, 4 calendar years after the previous election. Straight from the
horse's mouth:
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The New System Proposed in the Bill
Under the proposed system, general elections will be held on a fixed day. Specifically, the bill provides that general elections must be held on the third Monday in October in the fourth calendar year following polling day for the last general election.
This does not affect the prerogative of the Prime Minister to advise dissolution at any time prior to the stipulated date, in the event of a loss of confidence. Where a government loses the confidence of the House of Commons, a general election would be held in accordance with existing practices. The general election following this would then be set for the third Monday in October in the fourth calendar year.
The bill also sets out that the date for the next general election will be October 19, 2009, unless the government loses the confidence of the House prior to this time.
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