Parliament of Singapore
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The Parliament of Singapore is the unicameral national legislature responsible for making laws, debating public policy, and scrutinizing the government in Singapore.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parliament of Singapore canonical | 21 |
| Legislature of Singapore | 3 |
| Government Whip (Singapore) | 1 |
| Parliament House of Singapore | 1 |
| Parliament of the Republic of Singapore | 1 |
| unicameral Parliament of Singapore | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national legislature
ⓘ
public institution ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Parl ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| electoralSystem |
group representation constituencies
ⓘ
nominated members of parliament ⓘ non-constituency members of parliament ⓘ single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Singapore
|
| governsJurisdiction |
Singapore
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Singapore
|
| hasChamberName | Parliament House ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeType |
Standing Committee
ⓘ
surface form:
Government Parliamentary Committee
Select Committee ⓘ Standing Committee ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
deliberation of national issues
ⓘ
legislative oversight of the executive ⓘ representation of constituencies ⓘ |
| hasHouseType | unicameral parliament ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle |
Deputy Government Whip
ⓘ
Deputy Speaker of Parliament ⓘ Government Chief Whip ⓘ
surface form:
Government Whip
Leader of the House ⓘ Leader of the Opposition ⓘ Opposition Whip ⓘ Prime Minister of Singapore ⓘ Speaker of Parliament ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeStructure | unicameral ⓘ |
| hasMemberTitle | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.parliament.gov.sg ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ Mandarin ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Parliamentary Elections Act of Singapore ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Singapore ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Singapore ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Civic District ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Bridge Road ⓘ |
| precededBy | Legislative Assembly of Singapore ⓘ |
| role |
amends the Constitution of Singapore
ⓘ
approves the national budget ⓘ controls public finances ⓘ debates public policy ⓘ makes laws ⓘ questions government ministers ⓘ ratifies international agreements where required by law ⓘ represents the people of Singapore ⓘ scrutinizes the government ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Parliament House of Singapore
subject surface form:
Speaker of Parliament (Singapore)
subject surface form:
Speaker of Parliament (Singapore)
this entity surface form:
Legislature of Singapore
subject surface form:
Speaker of Parliament (Singapore)
subject surface form:
Speaker of Parliament (Singapore)
subject surface form:
Standing Committee (Parliament of Singapore)
subject surface form:
Standing Committee (Parliament of Singapore)
this entity surface form:
Legislature of Singapore
subject surface form:
Parliament House (Singapore)
subject surface form:
Parliament House (Singapore)
this entity surface form:
Parliament of the Republic of Singapore
subject surface form:
Leader of the House (Singapore)
subject surface form:
Leader of the House (Singapore)
this entity surface form:
Government Whip (Singapore)
this entity surface form:
Legislature of Singapore
this entity surface form:
unicameral Parliament of Singapore