An acclamation is a form of election that does not use a ballot. It derives from the ancient Roman word acclamatio, a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval towards imperial officials in certain social contexts.
The most frequent type of acclamation is a voice vote, in which the voting group is asked who favors and who opposes the proposed candidate. In the event of a lack of opposition, the candidate is considered elected. In parliamentary procedure, acclamation is a form of unanimous consent.[1]
This form of election is most commonly associated with papal elections (see Acclamation in papal elections), though this method was discontinued by Pope John Paul II's apostolic constitution Universi Dominici gregis. It is also sometimes found in the context of parliamentary decisions, or United States presidential nominating conventions (where it is often used to nominate the running mate and incumbent Presidents).
In Canada, a candidate for a parliamentary, legislative or municipal position is said to be elected by acclamation if he or she has no opponents for the seat, an eventuality that rarely occurs federally, but is more common in legislative elections in the northern territories and municipal elections.
The last instance of an acclamation in an election to the House of Commons of Canada was in 1957, when George Doucett was acclaimed in a by-election following the death of his predecessor William Gourlay Blair. Just two months before, Chesley William Carter had been the last person to be acclaimed in a general election.[2] In the Northwest Territories riding of Inuvik Boot Lake, Floyd Roland was returned by acclamation in two consecutive elections, in 2003 and 2007.[3]
Las aclamaciones eran expresiones verbales rituales de aprobación y bendición en público (como los juegos de gladiadores ) y en la vida privada. La salida y el regreso de los magistrados imperiales , por ejemplo, iban acompañados de aclamaciones. En el Imperio romano tardío , las expresiones de buena voluntad estaban reservadas para el emperador y ciertos parientes, a quienes se saludaba de esta manera durante las apariciones públicas en ocasiones especiales, como sus cumpleaños. En el siglo IV d. C., las aclamaciones eran obligatorias para los funcionarios imperiales de alto nivel.
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