Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly

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The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly is a parliamentary officer in Saint Kitts and Nevis who assists and substitutes for the Speaker in presiding over legislative sessions and maintaining order in the chamber.

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Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
political position
appointedBy National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis
assistsOffice Speaker of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis
category Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis
National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis
surface form: Parliament of Saint Kitts and Nevis
constitutionalSystem Westminster-style parliamentary system
country Saint Kitts and Nevis
electedBy members of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis
governmentBranch legislative branch of Saint Kitts and Nevis
jurisdiction Saint Kitts and Nevis
legalBasis Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Standing Orders of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis
legislativeBody National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis
locatedIn Basseterre
meetsAt National Assembly Chambers, Basseterre
surface form: National Assembly Chamber, Basseterre
officeHoldersAreUsually members of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis
officeType deputy presiding officer
partOf National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis
presidesOver sittings of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis
primaryFunction to act as Speaker when the Speaker is absent
to assist the Speaker in presiding over the National Assembly
reportsTo National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis
responsibility chairing debates in the absence of the Speaker
ensuring observance of parliamentary rules
maintaining order in the chamber
sector politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis
styleOfAddress Madam Deputy Speaker
Mr. Deputy Speaker
substitutesFor Speaker of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis

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National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis includesOffice Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly