Talk:Boss Johnson ministry

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Split article

Should there be separate articles for the ministry before and after the coalition fell apart? One titled first Boss Johnson ministry or Johnson–Anscomb coalition, and one titled second Boss Johnson ministry. RedBlueGreen93 02:04, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think it can be covered in just the 1 article... even though, for example, David Eby's ministry has had changes, and G. Campbell etc. also had changes, we only have 1 article for those. We have two for Walkem because he was premier two separate times, rather than having a continuous term. By that logic, we should stick to 1 here. —Joeyconnick (talk) 21:20, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The example that I was thinking of was the 9th and 10th Canadian Ministries, where the Prime Minister stayed the same, but there was a major change in the cabinet's party membership. I agree that the United Kingdom's system of establishing a "completely new" ministry after every election or cabinet shuffle is overkill, but a change in a cabinet's party affiliation, especially when a rival political leader ends up appointed or removed as deputy first minister, should warrant a separate article in my opinion. Similar to how a a new wartime coalition was created federally in 1917, the British Columbian wartime coalition falling apart in 1952 demonstrates a significant change of the governing administration. RedBlueGreen93 04:57, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think this is technically correct from a political science perspective, probably, but I'm not sure this distinction is actually made in practice. The Legislative Library only lists a single Johnson Ministry, not distinguishing between Liberals-in-Coalition and Liberals-in-minority. — Kawnhr (talk) 17:21, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]