Parliament of Jamaica

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bicameral legislature national legislature parliament

The Parliament of Jamaica is the bicameral national legislature of Jamaica, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives, responsible for making and passing the country’s laws.

Aliases (1)

Legislative branch of Jamaica ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bicameral legislature → national legislature → parliament →
advisedByForSenateAppointments	Leader of the Opposition of Jamaica → Prime Minister of Jamaica →
appointingAuthorityUpperHouse	Governor-General of Jamaica →
associatedWith	Government of Jamaica →
branchOfGovernment	Legislative branch of Jamaica →
city	Kingston →
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of Jamaica →
country	Jamaica →
establishedInCurrentForm	1962 →
hasCommittee	Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee of Jamaica → Public Accounts Committee of Jamaica →
hasComponent	House of Representatives of Jamaica → Senate of Jamaica →
hasHouse	House of Representatives of Jamaica → Senate of Jamaica →
hasPresidentOfSenate	President of the Senate of Jamaica →
hasSpeaker	Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jamaica →
headOfStateInParliament	Monarch of Jamaica →
jurisdiction	Jamaica →
language	English →
legislativeFunction	makes laws → passes laws →
locatedIn	Kingston, Jamaica →
lowerHouse	House of Representatives of Jamaica →
meetsAt	Gordon House →
meetsInBuilding	Gordon House, Kingston →
membersAre	Members of Parliament →
numberOfHouses	2 →
oversees	Executive branch of Jamaica →
predecessor	Legislative Council of Jamaica →
relatedTo	Elections in Jamaica → Politics of Jamaica →
representedByInJamaica	Governor-General of Jamaica →
responsibility	amending legislation → enacting legislation → repealing legislation →
supervises	public expenditure scrutiny →
systemOfGovernment	parliamentary democracy →
typeOfStateStructure	Westminster-style parliament →
upperHouse	Senate of Jamaica →
upperHouseMembersAre	Senators →
votingSystemLowerHouse	first-past-the-post voting →
website	https://www.japarliament.gov.jm/ →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
House of Representatives of Jamaica → Senate of Jamaica →	partOf
King of Jamaica →	associatedWith
Andrew Holness →	associatedWithOrganization
Parliament of Jamaica ("Legislative branch of Jamaica") →	branchOfGovernment
Jamaican Constitution of 1962 →	createsBody
Kingston →	isSeatOf
House of Representatives of Jamaica →	legislativeChamberOf
Jamaica →	legislature
Prime Minister of Jamaica →	reportsTo
Prime Minister of Jamaica →	worksWith