Early elections are pretty much an inherent feature of the Westminster system; certainly Canada and Australia allow the governing party to call an early election.
If early elections were constitutionally ruled out, how would we deal with an executive that had lost the confidence of Parliament? In the US, the executive has its own spheres of power and responsibility, so it can govern without the legislature. But in our system there's no such split, and if no party can gain the confidence of Parliament then new elections are surely the only way forward.
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If early elections were constitutionally ruled out, how would we deal with an executive that had lost the confidence of Parliament? In the US, the executive has its own spheres of power and responsibility, so it can govern without the legislature. But in our system there's no such split, and if no party can gain the confidence of Parliament then new elections are surely the only way forward.