National Parliament of Solomon Islands

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legislative body parliament unicameral legislature

The National Parliament of Solomon Islands is the unicameral legislative body of the country, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative body → parliament → unicameral legislature →
abbreviation	NPSI →
buildingType	parliament building →
composition	Members of Parliament of Solomon Islands →
country	Solomon Islands →
electoralSystem	first-past-the-post →
electorate	citizens of Solomon Islands →
elects	Prime Minister of Solomon Islands →
establishedBy	Constitution of Solomon Islands →
governingDocument	Constitution of Solomon Islands →
hasChamber	National Parliament Chamber →
hasCommittee	Bills and Legislation Committee of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands → Foreign Relations Committee of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands → Public Accounts Committee of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands →
hasLeader	Speaker of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands →
headOfParliamentTitle	Speaker of the National Parliament →
houseType	unicameral →
jurisdiction	Solomon Islands →
languageUsed	English →
legislativeBranchOf	Government of Solomon Islands →
locatedIn	Guadalcanal → Honiara → Solomon Islands →
meetsIn	Parliament House, Honiara →
membershipType	elected members →
numberOfHouses	1 →
oversees	Cabinet of Solomon Islands → Prime Minister of Solomon Islands →
partOf	political system of Solomon Islands →
primaryFunction	government oversight → lawmaking → representation of citizens →
region	Oceania →
responsibleFor	amending existing laws → enacting national laws → holding the executive accountable → ratifying international treaties →
role	approves national budget → debates national policy → passes legislation → scrutinizes executive branch →
sessionType	plenary sessions →
systemOfGovernment	parliamentary democracy →
termLength	4 years →
typeOfParliament	Westminster-style parliament →
votingSystem	single-member constituencies →
website	https://parliament.gov.sb →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Constitution of Solomon Islands →	establishes
National Parliament of Solomon Islands ("Public Accounts Committee of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands") →	hasCommittee
Honiara →	hasParliament
Honiara →	hosts
Solomon Islands →	legislature
Governor-General of Solomon Islands →	nominatedBy
English in the Solomon Islands ("Parliament of the Solomon Islands") →	usedIn