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South Staynes has a [[wikipedia:Parliamentary system|parliamentary government]] based on ancient [[Staynes|Staynish]] tradition, with a few implications. The higher three houses in the Staynish Parliament meets in Senate Building whilst the lowest house is represented by elected representatives from each parish and meet in individual buildings of high status in each of the Staynish states. The parliament system is ranked as one of the most complicated in [[Urth]], with four houses: an elected Parish House which serves under an elected State House, which feeds into the elected Lords House that is underneath the appointed Senate House. All bills are given [[wikipedia:Royal assent|Royal assent]] before becoming law.

South Staynes holds a general election every 6 years unless under certain conditions. South Staynes uses the [[wikipedia:First-pass-the-post voting|first-past-the-post]] voting system. South Staynes held its first election in 1975, a week after their independence from [[Staynes]] during the end of the [[The Auroran Imperial War|Auroran Imperial War]]. The number of seats obtained by a party is represented by the percentage of votes they receive. There is a total of 490 seats in the Senate House, so if a party receives a 20% voter turnout, they will have 98 seats. The party with the most seats can elect a Prime Minister, although in a parties campaign they would most likely have already elected an individual.