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In the United Kingdom and Canada the major opposition party and specifically its shadow cabinet is often called ''Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition''. The adjective "loyal" is used because, while there are policy differences, everyone acknowledges the role of the opposition in the system. However in other countries that use the Westminster system (eg. Australia and New Zealand ), the opposition is known simply as ''The Parliamentary Opposition''.

Some parliamentary parties, notably the British Labour Party and the Australian Labor Party , elect all the members of their shadow cabinets in a partyroom ballot, with the Leader of the Opposition then allocating portfolios to the Shadow Ministers. In other parliamentary parties, the membership and composition of the Shadow Cabinet is generally determined solely by the Leader of the Opposition.


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