House of Assembly of the Bahamas

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The House of Assembly of the Bahamas is the lower chamber and primary legislative body of the Bahamian Parliament, composed of elected representatives responsible for making and passing laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of parliament
legislative body
lower house
authoritySource Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
surface form: Constitution and laws of the Bahamas
canBeDissolvedBy Governor-General of the Bahamas
chamberType elected
composition elected representatives
constitutionalMonarch monarch of the Bahamas
constitutionalStatus created by the Constitution of the Bahamas
country Bahamas
electoralUnit single-member constituencies
elects Prime Minister of the Bahamas
establishedBy British colonial authorities
establishedInYear 1729
hasCommittee Public Accounts Committee
hasPower approve legislation
debate national policy
initiate money bills
historicalSignificance one of the oldest legislatures in the Caribbean
houseType lower chamber
jurisdiction Bahamas
surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
languageUsed English
legislativeFunction makes laws
passes laws
locationCountryCapital Nassau
meetsFrequency regular sessions
meetsIn Nassau
New Providence
meetsInBuilding Bahamas House of Assembly building
membershipRequirement must be a citizen of the Bahamas
must meet age and eligibility criteria set by law
numberOfMembers 39
oversees Government of the Bahamas
partOf Parliament of the Bahamas
passes Acts of Parliament
predecessor House of Assembly of the Bahamas self-linksurface differs
surface form: colonial House of Assembly of the Bahama Islands
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Assembly
relatedChamber Senate of the Bahamas
responsibility approval of national budget
representation of constituencies
scrutiny of the executive
role primary legislative body of the Bahamas
system Westminster-style parliamentary system
termLength 5 years
votingSystem first-past-the-post
worksWith Bahamian cabinet
surface form: Cabinet of the Bahamas

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Parliament of the Bahamas hasComponent House of Assembly of the Bahamas
Parliament of the Bahamas lowerHouse House of Assembly of the Bahamas
Parliament of the Bahamas hasChamber House of Assembly of the Bahamas
Senate of the Bahamas lowerHouse House of Assembly of the Bahamas
Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas definesLegislativeChamber House of Assembly of the Bahamas
this entity surface form: House of Assembly of The Bahamas
Bahamas House of Assembly building occupant House of Assembly of the Bahamas
this entity surface form: Bahamas House of Assembly
King of the Bahamas parliamentComponents House of Assembly of the Bahamas
this entity surface form: House of Assembly of The Bahamas
Leader of the Opposition of the Bahamas roleIn House of Assembly of the Bahamas
House of Assembly of the Bahamas predecessor House of Assembly of the Bahamas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: colonial House of Assembly of the Bahama Islands
The Senate relatedChamber House of Assembly of the Bahamas
subject surface form: Senate of the Bahamas
Government of the Bahamas legislativeBody House of Assembly of the Bahamas
Bahamas (in a broader geographic sense, sometimes grouped with the Antilles) lowerHouse House of Assembly of the Bahamas
subject surface form: Bahamas