Council of Representatives of Bahrain
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The Council of Representatives of Bahrain is the elected lower house of the country’s National Assembly, responsible for legislating and overseeing the government.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Chamber of Deputies of Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arabicName | مجلس النواب البحريني NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingType | parliament building ⓘ |
| chamberOf | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| constitutionalMonarch | King of Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole | represents the people in the legislative process ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | lower chamber of the National Assembly ⓘ |
| country | Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Constitution of Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralBody | citizens of Bahrain ⓘ |
| electoralCycle | parliamentary elections every four years ⓘ |
| electoralEligibility | adult Bahraini citizens meeting legal requirements ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| governmentSystemContext | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCommittee |
financial and economic affairs committee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
foreign affairs committee ⓘ legislative committees ⓘ |
| hasPower |
amend legislation
ⓘ
approve state budget ⓘ initiate no-confidence procedures ⓘ propose legislation ⓘ question ministers ⓘ ratify international agreements (subject to constitutional procedures) ⓘ |
| houseType | elected ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalBasis | 2002 Constitution of Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction | enacts laws ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Council of Representatives building in Manama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Bahrain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 40 ⓘ |
| oversightFunction | oversees the government ⓘ |
| partOf | National Assembly of Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | National Assembly of Bahrain (1973–1975) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | Speaker ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| relationshipToMonarch | shares legislative authority with the King ⓘ |
| relationshipToUpperHouse | shares legislative authority with the Consultative Council ⓘ |
| sessionType | plenary sessions ⓘ |
| subregion | Persian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Consultative Council of Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
single-member constituencies
ⓘ
two-round system ⓘ |
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