House of Representatives of Fiji
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The House of Representatives of Fiji was the former lower chamber of the country’s bicameral legislature, responsible for representing the population and passing national laws before Fiji adopted a unicameral parliamentary system.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Representatives of Fiji canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct legislative body
ⓘ
lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| abolishedInContext | transition to unicameral parliament ⓘ |
| chamberType | lower house ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Fiji ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole | primary lawmaking chamber of Fiji ⓘ |
| couldBeDissolvedBy | President of Fiji ⓘ |
| country | Fiji ⓘ |
| electoralBasis | universal adult suffrage ⓘ |
| hadCommittees | parliamentary standing committees ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | central institution in Fiji’s post-independence governance ⓘ |
| houseStyle | House of Representatives ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national laws of Fiji ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Fiji Hindi ⓘ Fijian ⓘ |
| lastElectionYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
lawmaking
ⓘ
representation of population ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Suva, Fiji
ⓘ
surface form:
Suva
|
| locatedInCountry | Fiji ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Parliament Complex, Suva
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament House, Suva
|
| memberTermLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| memberTitle | Member of the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 71 ⓘ |
| oversightFunction |
approve national budget
ⓘ
question government ministers ⓘ |
| parliamentarySystem | bicameral legislature of Fiji ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of Fiji ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | Speaker of the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution |
Parliament of Fiji
ⓘ
Senate of Fiji ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Parliament of Fiji
ⓘ
surface form:
unicameral Parliament of Fiji
|
| represented | multi-ethnic population of Fiji ⓘ |
| role |
pass national legislation
ⓘ
represent citizens in the national legislature ⓘ scrutinize the executive ⓘ |
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| successorInstitution |
Parliament of Fiji
ⓘ
surface form:
unicameral Parliament of Fiji
|
| typeOfBody | elected legislative chamber ⓘ |
| upperChamber | Senate of Fiji ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
communal constituencies
ⓘ
first-past-the-post ⓘ open constituencies ⓘ |
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