House of Assembly of Zimbabwe
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The House of Assembly of Zimbabwe was the former lower chamber of the country’s Parliament, serving as its primary legislative body before being superseded by the National Assembly.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct legislative body
ⓘ
lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| abbreviation | HoA (contextual/English) ⓘ |
| belongsToPoliticalSystem | post-independence Zimbabwean state ⓘ |
| buildingTypeUsed | parliament building ⓘ |
| composition |
appointed members (in some periods)
ⓘ
elected members ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole | exercising legislative authority under the Constitution of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| country | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| decisionMakingMode | majority vote ⓘ |
| electoralBasis | single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| governmentalDomain | national legislature ⓘ |
| hasChamber | main debating chamber ⓘ |
| hasHouseType | House of Assembly ⓘ |
| hasMemberTitle | Member of the House of Assembly ⓘ |
| hasPower |
approving taxation measures
ⓘ
initiating legislation ⓘ passing bills ⓘ ratifying certain international agreements ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerTitle | Speaker of the House of Assembly ⓘ |
| hasVotingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor |
Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Assembly of Rhodesia
|
| historicalSignificance | served as main law-making body before creation of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Zimbabwe
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Zimbabwe
|
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Ndebele ⓘ Shona ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberType | lower chamber ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
amending laws
ⓘ
approving the national budget ⓘ enacting laws ⓘ scrutinizing the executive ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Harare ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Parliament Building, Harare ⓘ |
| oversightFunction |
establishing parliamentary committees
ⓘ
questioning ministers ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| partOfGovernmentBranch | legislative branch of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| predecessor | Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ |
| replacedBy | National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| represents | constituencies of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| role | primary legislative body of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Constitution of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
National Assembly of Zimbabwe
ⓘ
surface form:
unicameral National Assembly of Zimbabwe
|
| supervises | Government of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | representative assembly ⓘ |
| usedInPoliticalSystem | parliamentary system of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
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