Parliament of the Cook Islands

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The Parliament of the Cook Islands is the unicameral national legislature responsible for making laws and overseeing the government of the Cook Islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
approves national budget of the Cook Islands
associatedWith Commonwealth parliamentary tradition
Government of the Cook Islands
canBeDissolvedBy King's Representative in the Cook Islands
composition Members of Parliament
constitutionalStatus supreme law-making body of the Cook Islands
country Cook Islands
established 1965
foundationEvent self-government of the Cook Islands in free association with New Zealand
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasCommittee various standing committees
headOfGovernmentSelection elects or confirms the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
houseType unicameral
jurisdiction Cook Islands
languageOfProceedings Cook Islands Māori language
surface form: Cook Islands Māori

English
legalBasis Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964
surface form: Constitution of the Cook Islands
legislativeBodyFor Cook Islands
locatedIn Cook Islands
Rarotonga
meetingPlace Parliament House, Avarua
meets in sessions convened by the Speaker or King's Representative
meetsIn Avarua
memberTitle Member of Parliament
numberOfHouses 1
oversightOf executive branch of the Cook Islands
precededBy Parliament of the Cook Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Legislative Assembly of the Cook Islands
presidingOfficer Speaker of the Parliament of the Cook Islands
primaryFunction lawmaking
oversight of the government
representation of the people of the Cook Islands
region Oceania
relatedTo Cabinet of the Cook Islands
King's Representative in the Cook Islands
Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
replacedBy none
responsibleFor amending the Constitution of the Cook Islands (subject to procedures)
enacting legislation
sovereignState Cook Islands
supervises Cabinet of the Cook Islands
termLength 4 years
typeOfRepresentation territorial constituencies
votingSystem first-past-the-post voting

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Cook Islands legislature Parliament of the Cook Islands
Avarua hasBuilding Parliament of the Cook Islands
Parliament of the Cook Islands precededBy Parliament of the Cook Islands self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Legislative Assembly of the Cook Islands
Rarotonga hasParliament Parliament of the Cook Islands