Consensus government

A consensus government is one in which the cabinet is appointed by the legislature without reference to political parties. Consensus government chiefly arises in non-partisan democracies and similar systems in which a majority of politicians are independent. Many former British territories with large indigenous populations use consensus government to fuse traditional tribal leadership with the Westminster system.[1] Consensus government in Canada is used in Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Nunatsiavut, and similar systems have arisen in the Pacific island nations of Fiji, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, as well as the ancient Tynwald of the Isle of Man.[1]

The 2019 Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories is an example of consensus government: all MLAs are non-partisan and together elect the Premier and Cabinet.

References

Graham White (2011). Cabinets and First Ministers. pp. 58–63. ISBN 0774842148.

See also

Coalition spectrum

Type of government	Government parties	Opposition parties
Minority government Confidence and supply Rainbow coalition Full coalition Majority government Grand coalition National unity government Consensus government	∘ ∘ ⇐ ∘ ∘ — ∘ — ∘ — ∘ ∘ — ∘ o o — o o — o — o Non-partisan	∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ Non-partisan

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