Category Archives: Parliamentary Privilege

The Speakership of the New Zealand House of Representatives

Posted on 2011/12/11 by J.W.J. Bowden

The Canadian Parliamentary Review has just published an article by the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, Lockwood Smith, which he based on a speech that delivered in 2010. In “The Speakership: A New Zealand Perspective”, Smith reviews … Continue reading →

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A True Parliamentarist: The Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives Dr Lockwood Smith

Posted on 2011/10/24 by J.W.J. Bowden

In “The Role of the Speaker”, The Speaker of the House of Representatives Lockwood Smith talked about the history of parliament as an institution and the core function, or main authority, of the House of Representatives: to hold the Crown … Continue reading →

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Parliamentary Oaths of Allegiance in the Westminster System

Posted on 2011/10/23 by J.W.J. Bowden

In Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, the MP must take the oath of allegiance in order to take his or her seat in the House and gain the emoluments of the office. I will list the oaths and briefly enumerate … Continue reading →

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Parliamentary Privilege in the United States Congress

Posted on 2011/09/16 by J.W.J. Bowden

With so many American presidential candidates proclaiming the virtues of the Constitution of the United States of America, I sometimes take to re-reading my “pocket constitution” in order to verify their interpretations of its various clauses and amendments. I originally … Continue reading →

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