Is there an immediate contest for prime minister or is there some way he can carry on as leader?
2006-09-16 08:41:59 · 13 answers · asked by teaser 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
This as never happened in the case of a party leader but it has in the case of a cabinet minister. There are one of two ways to deal with this.
1) Elect a new leader.
2) A minor MP in a safe seat could be persuaded, or may offer to resign his seat, thus forcing an election in that seat that the party leader could contest and win. The resigning MP would be rewarded with the next winnable seat that comes up and a good well paid job within the party in the meantime.
This has happened on a couple of occassions when a high ranking MP has lost his seat.
Contrary to what some answerwers have stated the prime minister cannot be a member of the house of Lords. This has not been the case for about 90 years.
2006-09-16 10:02:21 · answer #1 · answered by malcy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Officially the Prime Minister can come from either the House of Commons or the House of Lords, so in theory he could get a peerage and continue as Prime Minister from the Lords. Still it more likely he would resign leadership of the party.
In the end, it will always remain a theoretical possibility, as Prime Ministers always make sure they come from a very safe seat. Even in their heaviest defeats, the leaders of the major parties have always survived.
2006-09-16 08:57:50 · answer #2 · answered by Dr GH 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His party would offer up a candidate to take over temporarily as a caretaker leader/prime minister. The Queen would then call the potential prime minister to Buckingham Palace to ask him whether he would form a government. The governing party would then hold a leadership election.
2014-02-02 13:39:15 · answer #3 · answered by Charlie B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Queen would appoint the Deputy Leader as Prime Minster pending a leadership election within the party that won the election.
2006-09-16 10:27:23 · answer #4 · answered by thebigtombs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very last three hundred and sixty 5 days in Australia then best Minister John Howard lost his previously blue ribbon seat of Bennelong...yet for sure, his party also lost the election. contained related to the PM dropping their seat in spite of the undeniable fact that the incumbent party conserving authorities...the interest might want to bypass to the Deputy PM. for sure, there'd be all sorts of problems with this, both from interior and without the party. I doubt a sparkling PM who develop into not considered by employing the party or the human beings because the mandated chief might want to come lower than fireplace from all facets, yet, technically, they'd have a mandate to manage.
2016-11-27 19:08:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I f the prime minister loses his/her seat, but the party wins s/he will no longer be able to be prime minister, unless s/he is immediately given a peerage, then in theory, s/he can remain prime minister.
2006-09-16 08:57:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the party votes for a new leader who automatically becomes the prime minister
2006-09-16 08:45:16 · answer #7 · answered by bibi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He can still be leader, but will not be prime minister. Most likely have to stand done since they will not be a member of parliament.
2006-09-16 08:48:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
he can's carry on as leader since he's been booted. within the party they will select another leader to be prime minister.
2006-09-16 15:17:33 · answer #9 · answered by AlfRed E nEuMaN 4 preSIDent 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The party vote for their new leader.
2006-09-16 08:43:12 · answer #10 · answered by koolkatt 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋