Official Opposition

The Official Opposition, in the Republic of Panem is led by the Leader of the Official Opposition and is usually the political party with the second-largest number of seats in the House of Commons, as the largest party will usually form Her Majesty's Government. Since June 2015, the Official Opposition has been the Conservative Party of Panem, led by Andrew Kelly since 2011.

The Official Opposition forms the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet and Frontbench, which holds the Federal Cabinet and other government ministers to account and proposes alternative policy.

The Official Opposition is distinct from the Parliamentary Opposition, as the Official Opposition is comprised of only one assembly party (the second largest party), while the wider Parliamentary Opposition is comprised of every smaller opposition party.

Leader of the Official Opposition
The Leader of the Official Opposition, is the politician who leads the Official Opposition. The Leader of the Official Opposition, by convention, leads the largest opposition party. The current Leader of the Opposition is Andrew Kelly, the current leader of the Conservative Party, who was elected to the leadership of the Conservative Party in August, 2011 and became Leader of the Official Opposition following the June 2015 Federal Election.

The Leader of the Opposition is normally viewed as an alternative or shadow Chancellor, and is appointed to the Executive Council by virtue of holding the office. They lead the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet which scrutinises the actions of the Federal Cabinet led by the Chancellor, in addition to offering alternative policies.

There is also a Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, who is responsible for leading the Official Opposition in the Senate and holding the Government Leader in the Senate to account.

Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet
The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (usually known simply as the shadow cabinet) consists of senior members of the Official Opposition who scrutinise their corresponding government ministers, develop alternative policies, and hold the government to account for its actions and responses. Since June 2015, the Labour Party has been Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, and its leadership therefore forms the current shadow cabinet.

Not all Opposition frontbenchers are members of the shadow cabinet, which is composed of the most senior Opposition Members (usually around twenty). The wider Official Opposition Frontbench consists of the shadow cabinet and shadow ministers of state who operate under their respective shadow secretaries of state.

The Leader of the Opposition, the opposition chief whip and opposition deputy chief whip are the only members of the Official Opposition to be paid for their opposition roles in addition to their salaries as Members of the National Assembly. The Leader of the Opposition and the opposition chief whip in the Senate also receive a salary.