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A Model Parliament (also referred to as a '''Mock Parliament''' is a simulation of a the Parliamentary Proceedings of a Legislature or other Deliberative Assembly , often based upon the Westminster Parliamentary System . Model Parliaments are usually held as an educational tool to promote understanding of the workings of Government . Model Parliaments have also been established to promote the activities of movement was founded for the purpose of advancing Youth programmes in Canada . Oxfam sponsors an "International Youth Parliament" to promote youth-led social change. As an example of the latter purpose, in 1914 the Women's Suffrage movement in Canada , under the leadership of Nellie McClung , organized a mock parliament to parody the refusal of the government of Manitoba to grant women the right to vote. |