National Assembly of Mauritius

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The National Assembly of Mauritius is the unicameral parliamentary body responsible for making laws and overseeing the government in the Republic of Mauritius.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliament
unicameral legislature
additionalMembersMethod appointed under best loser system
allowsUseOfLanguage Mauritian Creole
canBeDissolvedBy President of Mauritius
chamberType unicameral
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Mauritius (as amended in 1992)
surface form: Constitution of Mauritius
country Mauritius
Mauritius
surface form: Republic of Mauritius
dissolutionOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Mauritius
electoralConstituenciesOnMainIsland 20
electoralConstituenciesOnRodrigues 1
electoralCycle approximately every 5 years
establishedInCurrentForm 1968
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasPower to amend the Constitution of Mauritius
to approve the national budget
to pass laws
to pass motions of no confidence
to question ministers
headOfGovernmentRole Prime Minister of Mauritius
headOfStateRole President of Mauritius
jurisdiction national
languageOfProceedings English
French
legislatureOf Mauritius
surface form: Republic of Mauritius
location Port Louis
meetingPlace National Assembly building, Port Louis
membersElectedFromMainIslandConstituencies 60
membersElectedFromRodriguesConstituency 2
numberOfAdditionalMembers 8
numberOfChambers 1
numberOfElectedMembers 62
numberOfMembers 70
predecessor National Assembly of Mauritius self-linksurface differs
surface form: Legislative Assembly of Mauritius
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the National Assembly
primaryFunction budget approval
legislation
scrutiny of the executive
region Africa
responsibility making laws
overseeing the government
subregion Indian Ocean
supervises Government of Mauritius
systemOfGovernmentContext parliamentary democracy
termLength 5 years
votingSystem best loser system
first-past-the-post
website https://mauritiusassembly.govmu.org

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Mauritius legislature National Assembly of Mauritius
Port Louis isSeatOf National Assembly of Mauritius
President of Mauritius appointedBy National Assembly of Mauritius
National Assembly of Mauritius predecessor National Assembly of Mauritius self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Legislative Assembly of Mauritius
Prime Minister of Mauritius nominatedBy National Assembly of Mauritius
Prime Minister of Mauritius eligibleVotersElect National Assembly of Mauritius
Government of Mauritius accountableTo National Assembly of Mauritius