House of Representatives
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The House of Representatives is the directly elected lower chamber of Somaliland’s bicameral parliament, responsible for initiating legislation and representing the electorate.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Representatives (Somaliland) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of bicameral legislature
ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| canAmend | legislation ⓘ |
| canApprove | laws ⓘ |
| canDebate | public policy issues ⓘ |
| canExpress | vote of confidence or no confidence in government ⓘ |
| canIntroduce | bills ⓘ |
| coLegislatesWith | House of Elders (Somaliland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| elects |
its Deputy Speaker
ⓘ
its Speaker ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1990s ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of Somaliland ⓘ |
| hasChamberType | lower house ⓘ |
| hasCommittee |
ad hoc committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
budget approval
ⓘ
lawmaking ⓘ oversight of the executive ⓘ representation of citizens ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 82 ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to approve national budget
ⓘ
to pass ordinary legislation ⓘ to question ministers ⓘ |
| hasQuorumRule | minimum number of members required to conduct business ⓘ |
| hasSpeaker | Speaker of the House of Representatives (Somaliland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
Arabic
ⓘ
Somali ⓘ |
| legislativeSystem | bicameral ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | regular sessions ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Hargeisa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somaliland capital city ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding | Somaliland Parliament building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | Government of Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
Somaliland voters
ⓘ
constituencies of Somaliland ⓘ |
| role |
initiates legislation
ⓘ
represents the electorate ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | direct election ⓘ |
| supervises | implementation of laws ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| typeOfParliament | unicameral in function for initiation of most legislation ⓘ |
| worksWith | House of Elders (Somaliland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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