, ▁the ▁territorial ▁govern ments ▁of ▁the ▁North west ▁Territ ories ▁and ▁N un av ut ▁operate ▁on ▁a ▁cons ensus ▁model , ▁unlike ▁the ▁oppos itional ▁political ▁party ▁structure ▁that ▁prev ails ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Gu ern sey ▁Cons ensus ▁( non - party ) ▁government ▁oper ates ▁in ▁Gu ern sey ▁in ▁the ▁Channel ▁Islands . ▁Gu ern sey ▁also ▁oper ates ▁a ▁non - minister ial ▁system ▁of ▁government ▁in ▁which ▁government ▁depart ments ▁are ▁head ed ▁not ▁by ▁minister s ▁with ▁executive ▁authority , ▁but ▁by ▁comm itte es ▁of ▁five ▁members . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁comm itte es ▁are ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁ 4 0 - member ▁States ▁of ▁D eli ber ation , ▁which ▁is ▁both ▁the ▁parliament ▁and ▁the ▁executive . ▁The ▁States ▁of ▁Gu ern sey ▁( the ▁island ' s ▁parliament ) ▁last ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁cons ensus ▁government ▁by ▁comm itte es ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁when ▁it ▁rejected , ▁by ▁a ▁very ▁significant ▁majority , ▁a ▁proposition ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁system ▁with ▁executive / c ab inet - style ▁government . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Gu ern sey ▁last ▁made ▁changes ▁to ▁its ▁system ▁of ▁government . ▁ ▁All ▁major ▁items ▁of ▁policy ▁are ▁proposed ▁to ▁the ▁Assembly , ▁by ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁approved , ▁am ended ▁or ▁rejected . ▁Most ▁items ▁are ▁determined ▁by ▁simple ▁majority ▁voting . ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁general ▁election ▁of ▁people ' s ▁deput