Charlemont
Proposals
Foreign Land Purchase Approval Act …

Legislative Bill · Charlemont

Foreign Land Purchase Approval Act of 2016

Proposed by Horizon · fronted by Emma Fournier

Opened

8 Nov 2016

Voting closes

7 Jan 2017

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Updating land ownership rules allows better control over foreign investment to protect national interests and ensure sustainable housing supply for citizens.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Foreign Land Ownership	Foreign ownership limited to commercial property only; residential banned		Foreign purchases require government approval

1

Foreign Land Ownership

Previous law

Foreign ownership limited to commercial property only; residential banned

Foreign purchases require government approval

Proposer

Party

Horizon

Horizon is a forward-looking political movement built around the idea that long-term thinking should sit at the center of public decision-making. It is a broad-reaching social liberal and progressive party focusing on long-term outcomes: sustainability, economic resilience and social cohesion.

Core pillars

Emma Fournier

Activist · Age 64

2,079 social followers

Once a corporate lobbyist turned whistleblower, this data-driven firebrand now channels her analytical rigor into radical reforms, using street smarts to outmaneuver establishment opponents.

🚀 Ambitious 🔬 Analytical 🌍 Outsider 🏙️ Street Smart 🔥 Firebrand

Timeline

Draft

8 November 2016
Vote Open

8 November 2016
Vote Closed

7 January 2017
Did Not Become Law

7 January 2017

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

201Yes 143No 4Not voted 348 seats

For: 201 / 348 seats (57.8%)

Against: 143 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 4

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 58.4%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	45	Yes	No reason given
Christian Distributists	84	No	No reason given
Green-left Movement	7	No	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	55	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	52	No	No reason given
Social Democrats	101	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Passed

293Yes 268No 16Not voted 577 seats

For: 293 / 577 seats (50.8%)

Against: 268 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 16

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 52.2%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	45	Yes	No reason given
Christian Distributists	110	No	No reason given
Green-left Movement	50	No	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	122	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	108	No	No reason given
Social Democrats	126	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	17	Not voted

Presidency

Failed

0Yes 1No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Christian Distributists	1	No	No reason given

Voting record

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