With only fifty seats on the Wizengamot, the upper echelons of British Wixen governance are widely known and accepted as being some of the elitist in the Wixen World. Predating the establishment of the ministry by two centuries, the Wizengamot underwent some changes to integrate it with the newly established Ministry of Magic in 1707 and has not changed since. The few brave souls who attempted to pass legislation to change this have, over the years, always found their failure quickly followed by a loss of their seat. Serving as both the parliamentary and court system of wixen Britain there is no greater power than the Wizengamot. Of the fifty seats on the Wizengamot; twenty eight are hereditary, fifteen are elected, and seven are tied to ministry positions.
The set up of the Wizengamot is, like most aspects of it, archaic with only sixteen people who sit on it ever being put to the test of a ballot.
Heridtiary Members The twenty eight most prominent pureblood families at the time were enshrined in the hierarchy of the Wizengamot but as family names died out the Wizengamot as a whole vote on which family should replace them. These twenty eight families do not match up with the names listed on the Sacred twenty eight papers, rather the list was one wix’s attempt at restarting the hereditary members ranks. Only a few families who currently hold seats can trace that back to the original Wizengamot. Succession with in families is not deemed a matter for the courts and instead it is up to each family. Seat holders do not have to bear the name of the seat they represent and in fact due to seats passing down female lines as well as male, many seat holders are currently there representing a name that their family has not gone by in generations. Additionally, due to marriages some families are is possession of more than one seat. Wizengamot seats are seen as a commodity to some and a career to others. Votes are bartered and traded like potion ingredients.
Elected members Those elected to the Wizengamot hold their positions for ten year terms unless they stand down or are removed by the Minister. Candidates for election must pass a vetting process by the current Wizengamot before their names are added to the ballot. These members are elected to represent an area of Britain, something akin to constituencies with each region having their own ballot and returning one member. England has eleven of these seats, with one each to Scotland and Wales, and two to Northern Ireland. All votes are held through alternative vote.
The Minister of Magic While normally elected by the members of the Wizengamot from within their ranks, there has been occasions where this has not been the case. To run for minister one must have the backing of six members of the Wizengamot in order to be listed on the ballot. These ballots go to the wider wixen world and are again held through alternative vote. The minister does not serve for a fixed term but instead elections must be held at least every seven years and calling one is at the Wizengamot’s discretion.
The Chief Warlock of The Wizengamot Internally elected from the ranks of the Wizengamot to lead debate and courtly matters in a position roughly parallel to the muggle Speaker of the House of Commons. The Chief Warlock presides over the Wizengamot’s debates, determining which members may speak and which matters are selected for consideration. The Chief Warlock is also responsible for maintaining order during debate, and may punish members who break the rules of the Court. Unlike their muggle counterpart the Chief Warlock is under no obligation to be non-partisan in the fulfilment of their duties, as well as retaining their normal vote in supplement to their tie breaker vote. When the Chief Warlock is unable to attend the Deputy Chief Warlock fulfils the same duties. The title of Chief Warlock and of Deputy Chief Warlock are held in tandem with the Ministerial elections except at the end of which there is a ballot with the option to reopen either position, the position can also be challenged mid term if a majority of the Wizengamot vote to so. Despite this, the Chief Warlock position is a relatively secure one and uncountable to the Minister except for one technicality, if the Wizengamot seat the Chief Warlock holds is an elected one then the Minister can remove them from the Wizengamot but such actions are heavily frowned upon.
Appointed Members Ministry officials at senior leadership positions are granted a temporary status within the Wizengamot for as long as they hold that post. If they hold a hereditary seat another in their family can hold the seat for their time in office, even if their families own creed would not otherwise allow for it. If they hold an elected seat that position is put to a by-election. The Head of International Magical Cooperation, Head of Magical Law Enforcement, Head of Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, Head of Magical Transportation, Head of the Auror Department, and Senior Undersecretary to the Minister of Magic all grand a Wizengamot seat. All of these positions can be deputised by their direct successor without the need for further Wizengamot involvement, either long term or short.
Phone settings clock camera?? THE FUCK??? WHY DO YOU NEED THE CLOCK AND SETTINGS? These are horrible choices. what do they teach you in England?
I have to set my ALARM every morning and I have the time for my friends and families who are in different COUNTRIES including you ya doob and I use settings all the time to turn my low power mode on and my calller id off smh
