Charlemont
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Foreign Land Purchase Regulations of …

Legislative Bill · Charlemont

Foreign Land Purchase Regulations of 2016

Proposed by Horizon · fronted by Claire Gauthier

Opened

18 Jul 2016

Voting closes

16 Sep 2016

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Updating foreign land ownership rules ensures fair market access while allowing oversight to prevent speculative buying or national security risks.

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

Claire Gauthier

Activist · Age 40

2,735 social followers

A former investment banker who left finance to reshape policy through sheer force of persuasion, Claire Gauthier leverages her razor-sharp analytical mind and commanding presence to turn opposition into compliance.

🔬 Analytical 🎤 Fantastic Speaker 🏦 Former Banker ⚖️ Pragmatist 🗡️ Ruthless

Timeline

Draft

18 July 2016
Vote Open

18 July 2016
Vote Closed

16 September 2016
Did Not Become Law

16 September 2016

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed

100Yes 160No 88Not voted 348 seats

For: 100 / 348 seats (28.7%)

Against: 160 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 88

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 38.5%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	45	Yes	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	No	No reason given
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Failed

167Yes 284No 126Not voted 577 seats

For: 167 / 577 seats (28.9%)

Against: 284 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 126

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 37.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	45	Yes	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	No	No reason given
Empty seats	17	Not voted

Presidency

Passed

1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

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

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

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Horizon Proposer	1	Yes	No reason given

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