Parliament of Gibraltar

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legislative body parliament unicameral legislature

The Parliament of Gibraltar is the unicameral legislative body responsible for making laws and overseeing the government of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Aliases (2)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative body → parliament → unicameral legislature →
associatedWith	British constitutional tradition →
buildingLocation	Main Street, Gibraltar →
canBeDissolvedBy	Governor of Gibraltar →
coatOfArmsUsed	Coat of arms of Gibraltar →
constitutionalStatus	legislature of a British Overseas Territory →
country	Gibraltar →
createdBy	Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969 →
electoralDistrictType	single territory-wide constituency →
elects	Chief Minister of Gibraltar →
formerName	House of Assembly of Gibraltar →
foundationYear	1969 →
hasCommitteeFunction	scrutiny of government policy →
hasNumberOfChambers	1 →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.parliament.gi/ →
headOfGovernmentChosenBy	Parliament of Gibraltar →
jurisdiction	Gibraltar →
languageUsed	English →
legislatesOn	domestic law of Gibraltar →
legislativeBranchOf	Government of Gibraltar →
locatedIn	British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar → Gibraltar →
meetsIn	Gibraltar Parliament Building →
meetsInCity	Gibraltar →
meetsInSession	plenary sessions →
membersTitle	Members of Parliament →
nameChangeYear	2006 →
numberOfMembers	17 →
oversees	Government of Gibraltar →
partOf	Westminster system → political system of Gibraltar →
presidingOfficerTitle	Speaker of the Parliament →
primaryFunction	government oversight → lawmaking →
reformedBy	Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006 →
replaced	House of Assembly of Gibraltar →
responsibleFor	approval of the budget of Gibraltar → enactment of primary legislation →
sovereignState	United Kingdom →
structure	unicameral →
subordinateTo	Constitution of Gibraltar →
termLength	4 years →
typeOfLegislature	subnational legislature →
votingSystem	partial block voting →
worksWith	Governor of Gibraltar →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Parliament of Gibraltar ("House of Assembly of Gibraltar") →	formerName
Parliament of Gibraltar →	headOfGovernmentChosenBy
Gibraltar →	legislature
Parliament of Gibraltar ("Gibraltar Parliament Building") →	meetsIn
Parliament of Gibraltar ("House of Assembly of Gibraltar") →	replaced