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| above = Senate <br> of the Federal Republic of WolvHaven | | above = Senate <br> of the Federal Republic of WolvHaven | ||
| subheader = [[Parliament of WolvHaven/ | | subheader = [[Parliament of WolvHaven/17th|17th Parliament]] | ||
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| label4 = [[Presiding Officer of the Senate|Presiding Officer]] | | label4 = [[Presiding Officer of the Senate|Presiding Officer]] | ||
| data4 = | | data4 = ''Vacant'' <br> Since 1 January 2023 | ||
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The [[Senate of WolvHaven]] is one of the two Houses (chambers) of the [[Parliament of WolvHaven]]. It is referred to as the upper house, with the [[House of Representatives of WolvHaven|House of Representatives]] being referred to as the lower house. The term of members of the Senate serves a lifetime. The Senate also acts as a house of review and amends any legislation passed by the lower house to improve it or rejects it entirely. | The [[Senate of WolvHaven]] is one of the two Houses (chambers) of the [[Parliament of WolvHaven]]. It is referred to as the upper house, with the [[House of Representatives of WolvHaven|House of Representatives]] being referred to as the lower house. The term of members of the Senate serves a lifetime. The Senate also acts as a house of review and amends any legislation passed by the lower house to improve it or rejects it entirely. | ||
The Senate | The Senate has been suspended indefinitely since the end of the [[Parliament of WolvHaven/17th|17th term of Parliament]]. Before suspension it consisted solely of members of the staff team. | ||
==Role== | ==Role== | ||
The Senate acts as an 'House of Review' to keep the government which have power in the [[House of Representatives]] in check. | The Senate acts as an 'House of Review' to keep the government which have power in the [[House of Representatives of WolvHaven|House of Representatives]] in check. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Members and elections== | ==Members and elections== | ||
Senators are appointed by the [[President of WolvHaven|President]]. Administrators in the [[Staffs of WolvHaven|staff team]] are ex officio members of the Senate. When there is a newly appointed Administrator in the staff team, that Administrator automatically become a Senator. In some occasions, the President may appoint moderators to the Senate, but this has only happened once (October 2017 appointment of GukkyGukz and chickenjoshbwak, the latter later become Admin). Before the staff elections was cancelled in 2017, Administrator Election was held by a popular vote to promote a moderator to administrator, but the vote was non-binding. The final decision was made by the Council in majority consent. | Senators are appointed by the [[President of WolvHaven|President]]. Administrators in the [[Staffs of WolvHaven|staff team]] are ex officio members of the Senate. When there is a newly appointed Administrator in the staff team, that Administrator automatically become a Senator. In some occasions, the President may appoint moderators to the Senate, but this has only happened once (October 2017 appointment of GukkyGukz and chickenjoshbwak, the latter later become Admin). Before the staff elections was cancelled in 2017, Administrator Election was held by a popular vote to promote a moderator to administrator, but the vote was non-binding. The final decision was made by the Council in majority consent. | ||
In line with the changes under the [[November 2020 WolvHaven Political Reforms]], all members of the staff team were appointed to the Senate. | |||
==Current composition== | ==Current composition== | ||
The Senate has been suspended indefinitely since the end of the [[Parliament of WolvHaven/17th|17th term of Parliament]]. Prior to suspension, following [[November 2020 WolvHaven Political Reforms|changes in the WolvHaven political system decided in November 2020]], all senators are {{Parties/IP}}. | |||
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! Affiliation !! Current | ! Affiliation !! Current | ||
|- | |- | ||
| {{Parties/IP}} || | | {{Parties/IP}} || 0 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| {{Parties/VAC}}|| 0 | | {{Parties/VAC}}|| 0 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Total || | | Total || 0 | ||
|} | |} | ||
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Crossbench: | Crossbench: | ||
* | * N/A | ||
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