Senate of Saint Lucia

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The Senate of Saint Lucia is the upper chamber of the country’s bicameral Parliament, composed of appointed members who review and revise legislation.

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Senate of Saint Lucia canonical 5

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf component of parliament
legislative body
upper house
appointmentOnAdviceOf Leader of the Opposition of Saint Lucia
Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
canIntroduce non-money bills
cannotIntroduce money bills
coLegislativeChamber House of Assembly of Saint Lucia
composition appointed members
constitutionalModel Westminster system
country Saint Lucia
establishedUnder Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978
surface form: Constitution of Saint Lucia
function amends bills
considers constitutional amendments
delays legislation
passes bills
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasAbbreviation Senate
hasChamberType upper chamber
hasDeputyPresidingOfficerTitle Vice-President of the Senate
hasNumberOfMembers 11
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.govt.lc
hasPresidingOfficerTitle President of the Senate
hasQuorumRequirement fixed number of senators present
hasTermLengthType serves at pleasure of appointing authority
hasVotingSystem simple majority
jurisdiction Saint Lucia
languageUsed English
legalBasis national constitution
legislativeChamberOf Parliament of Saint Lucia
legislativeSystem bicameral
locatedIn Caribbean
meetsAt Parliament Building of Saint Lucia
surface form: Parliament building of Saint Lucia
meetsFrequency as summoned by the Governor-General
meetsIn Castries
membersAppointedBy Governor-General of Saint Lucia
memberSelectionMethod appointment
partOf Parliament of Saint Lucia
region Americas
relatedTo Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978
surface form: Constitution of Saint Lucia

politics of Saint Lucia
role deliberates on public policy
reviews legislation
revises legislation
scrutinizes executive actions
supervises Government of Saint Lucia
typeOfLegislationReviewed private bills
public bills

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Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978 providesFor Senate of Saint Lucia
Government of Saint Lucia upperHouse Senate of Saint Lucia
Parliament of Saint Lucia hasComponent Senate of Saint Lucia
Parliament of Saint Lucia upperHouse Senate of Saint Lucia
House of Assembly of Saint Lucia relatedChamber Senate of Saint Lucia