Parliament

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Parliament is the unicameral national legislature and supreme law-making body of Papua New Guinea.

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Parliament canonical 2
PNG Parliament 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
abbreviation Parliament self-linksurface differs
surface form: PNG Parliament
budgetaryFunction authorizes public expenditure
buildingStyle modern Melanesian architectural style
constitutionalStatus supreme legislative authority in Papua New Guinea
country Papua New Guinea
electoralSystemFeature members elected from single-member constituencies
elects Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
establishedBy Constitution of Papua New Guinea
foundationDate 1975
governmentBranch legislative branch of Papua New Guinea
hasChamber single chamber
hasCommittee permanent committees
special committees
hasPower amend the Constitution of Papua New Guinea
approve the national budget
enact legislation
scrutinize the executive
headOfStateRepresentative Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
jurisdiction Papua New Guinea
languageUsed English
Hiri Motu
Tok Pisin
legislatureType unicameral
locatedIn Port Moresby
meetingPlace Parliament House, Port Moresby
meetsIn National Capital District
memberTitle Member of Parliament
numberOfHouses 1
numberOfMembers 111
officialName National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
oversightFunction questions government ministers
precededBy House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea
role supreme law-making body of Papua New Guinea
sessionType plenary sessions
shortName National Parliament
sovereignState Papua New Guinea
supervises government of Papua New Guinea
surface form: Government of Papua New Guinea
termLength 5 years
votingSystem limited preferential voting

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Parliament abbreviation Parliament self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Parliament of Papua New Guinea
this entity surface form: PNG Parliament