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LesPaul

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27/07/16

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Originally posted by Hanrahan ↑

Mandate (politics)

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In politics, a mandate is the authority granted by a constituency to act as its representative.^[1]
The concept of a government having a legitimate mandate to govern via the fair winning of a democratic election is a central idea of representative democracy. New governments who attempt to introduce policies that they did not make public during an election campaign are said to not have a legitimate mandate to implement such policies.
Elections, especially ones with a large margin of victory, are often said to give the newly elected government or elected official an implicit mandate to put into effect certain policies.^[2] When a government seeks re-election they may introduce new policies as part of the campaign and are hoping for approval from the voters, and say they are seeking a "new mandate".

By this definition, Gillard had no mandate to introduce the CO2 tax. It is doubtful Turnbull has a mandate to do much more than go to the toilet.

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G'day Han, opens up the question on how "fair" a majority needs to be. Misty seems to be on a path that 51/49 is not fair enough when its the coalition in front.

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