House of Assembly of Saint Lucia
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The House of Assembly of Saint Lucia is the lower chamber of the country’s bicameral Parliament, composed of elected representatives responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Assembly of Saint Lucia canonical | 6 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| budgetaryPower | authorizes public expenditure ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedBy | Governor-General of Saint Lucia ⓘ |
| chamberType | lower house ⓘ |
| composition | elected representatives ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Saint Lucia
|
| constitutionalMonarchRepresentativeInProcess | Governor-General of Saint Lucia ⓘ |
| country | Saint Lucia ⓘ |
| electoralCycle | general elections ⓘ |
| electoralDistricts | single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | post-independence era ⓘ |
| function |
approve national budget
ⓘ
debate and pass legislation ⓘ represent constituencies ⓘ scrutinize executive actions ⓘ |
| governmentFormedBy | party or coalition with majority of seats ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeAuthorityOver | national laws of Saint Lucia ⓘ |
| hasPresidingOfficerTitle | Speaker of the House of Assembly ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentSelectionRole | supports appointment of the Prime Minister ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Westminster system
ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster parliamentary model
|
| jurisdiction | Saint Lucia ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legislatureType | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Castries ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding | Parliament Building of Saint Lucia ⓘ |
| meetsInCapital | Castries ⓘ |
| membersCalled | Members of Parliament ⓘ |
| numberOfChambersInParliament | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 17 ⓘ |
| oversightMechanism |
committees
ⓘ
parliamentary questions ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of Saint Lucia ⓘ |
| passesBillsWhich | require assent of the Governor-General ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| relatedChamber | Senate of Saint Lucia ⓘ |
| representationBasis | geographical constituencies ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | enacting primary legislation ⓘ |
| role |
makes laws
ⓘ
oversees the government ⓘ |
| supervises | actions of the Cabinet of Saint Lucia ⓘ |
| systemOfGovernmentContext | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| termLength | up to five years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.