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The '''Parliament of Harvest''' was the main government on the [[human]] colony of [[Harvest]]. Consisting of 24 members, it met in the [[Harvest Parliament Building]] in [[Utgard]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 322 | The '''Parliament of Harvest''' was the main government on the [[human]] colony of [[Harvest]]. Consisting of 24 members, it met in the [[Harvest Parliament Building]] in [[Utgard]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 322''</ref> | ||
When the [[Covenant]] first [[First Battle of Harvest|attacked Harvest]], the planet's citizens were growing outraged by [[Governor]] [[Nils Thune]], due to the lack of information on the aliens. The Parliament sided with the population, threatening a [[Wikipedia:Motion of no confidence|vote of no confidence]] if the Governor did not reveal more about the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 289''</ref> With the attack on Harvest and the mass migration to Utgard, [[Nils Thune|Governor Thune]] ordered two | ==History== | ||
It took the government years of negotiations to organize the [[Harvest militia]], requiring the unanimous approval of all Parliament members.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 165''</ref> | |||
When the [[Covenant]] first [[First Battle of Harvest|attacked Harvest]], the planet's citizens were growing outraged by [[Governor]] [[Nils Thune]], due to the lack of information on the aliens. The Parliament sided with the population, threatening a [[Wikipedia:Motion of no confidence|vote of no confidence]] if the Governor did not reveal more about the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 289''</ref> With the attack on Harvest and the mass migration to Utgard, [[Nils Thune|Governor Thune]] ordered two militia squads to protect the parliament in case the growing number of refugees started to riot.<ref name="p321">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 321''</ref> | |||
The Parliament was likely dissolved after Harvest was evacuated and the planet was [[glassed]] by the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 396''</ref> | The Parliament was likely dissolved after Harvest was evacuated and the planet was [[glassed]] by the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 396''</ref> | ||