Senate of Doggerland

''This page refers to the reformed Second Institution of the Senate. For the pre-abolishment senate see Old Senate of Doggerland.''

The Senate of Doggerland is the Upper House of the Doggerland Parliament. Senators are elected in a single transferable vote system in which each of the four Senate districts elect two Senators each, while the Vice President serves as the 9th Senator. The Senate was reestablished in July as a part of the July 2021 National Referendums.

Background and Senate Reestablishment
The Senate of Doggerland was reestablished by referendum on July 18, 2021 following a large legal overhaul done by the Hexagon Government. Following the July Constitutional Convention, in which Attorney General PrisonMike came to discover the incumbent legal council was illegitimate and serving long past their initial terms, as well as information that lead to the conclusion that the initial Senate was abolished illegitimately. Following a decision made by the Legal Council of Doggerland that demanded Prime Minister Avery! appoint 9 senators so that the senate could approve of the July Constitution, which would pardon all previous legislation from needing senate approval and thus re-abolishing the senate but legally. On July 14th Prime Minister Avery nominated 9 members to the Senate. These 9 Senators served for 2 days before the Senate approved the July Constitution, thus dissolving the Senate. Despite this, many who supported restoring an improved version of the Senate sought to hold the Senate Re-Establishment Act for referendum. Despite failing to earn 2/3rds majority in the national assembly it broke the 3/5ths majority via referendum necessary to pass, restoring the Senate as an institution in Doggerland. Despite losing their jobs the former senators would now gear up to campaign to be elected back to it.

New Senate Districts
Due to the framers of the Senate Re-Establishment Act desiring a STV(Single Transferable Vote) electoral system, they would divide the 9 districts used for the previous Senate into 4 larger districts.