Blaine Blaisworth
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The Right Honourable Blaine Blaisworth | |
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| Prime Minister of Scalizagasti | |
| In office 25 February 2003 – 4 November 2004 | |
| President | Jennifer Charest |
| Preceded by | Russel Balfour |
| Succeeded by | Russel Balfour |
| Leader of the Official Opposition | |
| In office 2 June 2000 – 25 February 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Russel Balfour |
| Preceded by | Russel Balfour |
| Succeeded by | Menosia Etterson |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 2 June 2000 – 4 November 2004 | |
| Succeeded by | Menosia Etterson (interim) |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 3 August 2001 – 4 November 2004 | |
| Constituency | Sunshine Coast |
| Governor of Palyria | |
| In office 1983–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Blaine Piers Blaisworth 10 March 1946 Mount Royal, Palyria, Scalizagasti |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (Since 1963) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Alesting University |
Blaine Piers Blaisworth (born 10 March 1946) is a retired Scalizagastian politician who served as Prime Minister of Scalizagasti from 2003 to 2004 and Leader of the Opposition from 2000 to 2003. He was the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Scalizagasti from 2000 to 2004, retiring due to a corruption scandal prior to his party's defeat in the 2004 election. He was elected as a Member of Parliament for Palyria in 2001 election until his resignation as a Member of Parliament. He was also the Governor of Palyria from 1983 to 1998, running under the SDP banner.
Early life and education
Palyrian SDP
Governor of Palyria
Progressive Labour Caucus revolt
Becoming federal SDP leader
Leader of the Opposition
Prime Minister
First term (February–October 2003)
In January 2003, the Progressive People's Party withdrew from the RRP's coalition government over ideological disagreements. On 6 February, a vote of non-confidence was sponsored by the SDP, which passed 264-222. Both Blaisworth and Prime Minister Balfour began negotiations with the other parties, and on 25 February the SDP announced it had enough support to form the next government. A coalition between the SDP, Labour, PPP, and Moderate Democrats had 184 seats, one more than the RRP's 183. The LCA agreed to abstain on the initial investiture vote, allowing it to pass 196-195.
Due to the ideological diversity of the government, it was very fragile and quickly collapsed. As a minority government, all legislation required the approval of the LCA which generally did not support the government's centre-left policies. Furthermore, there were ideological disagreement between the socialist Labour Party and the liberal Moderate Democrats over public spending and welfare. This culminated in the September budget failing 173-309, with even government Labour members shooting down the budget. Following the failure of the budget, President Jennifer Charest called for an early election.