Editing Parliament of Harvest

{{Status|Canon}}

The '''Parliament of Harvest''' was a legislative assembly on [[Harvest]] which served as the [[human]] colony's main local governing authority. The 24 members that constituted the body assembled at the [[Harvest Parliament Building]] in [[Utgard]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 322''</ref>

==History==
It took Parliament years of negotiations requiring unanimous approval of all members to fund, organize, and maintain a [[Harvest militia|Colonial Militia]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 165''</ref> 

When the [[Covenant]] [[First Battle of Harvest|attacked Harvest]] in [[2525|February 2525]], the planet's citizens were grew outraged with the incumbent [[Governor|Governor of Harvest]], [[Nils Thune]], due to his offices' unwillingness to inform the public on the emerging alien threat. The Parliament sided with its constituency, 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, Governor Thune ordered two militia squads to protect Parliament if the embattled populace intended to stage riots.<ref name="p321">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 321''</ref>

Harvest's parliament was likely dissolved following the colony's mass evacuation and eventual [[Glassing|glassing]] by the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 396''</ref> 

==Trivia==
*The building has a limestone-pillared lobby.<ref name="p321" />
*Governor Thune's office is located on the second floor of the parliament building.<ref name="p321" />

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Dirt]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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