Bougainville House of Representatives

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The Bougainville House of Representatives is the unicameral legislative body responsible for making laws and overseeing governance in Papua New Guinea’s Autonomous Region of Bougainville.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
regional parliament
unicameral legislature
associatedWithDocument Papua New Guinea Constitution (autonomy provisions) NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Bougainville civil conflict settlement
country Papua New Guinea
elects President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
establishedBy Bougainville Constitution NERFINISHED
Bougainville Peace Agreement NERFINISHED
establishedInYear 2005
hasAuthorityOver autonomous government powers under Bougainville Peace Agreement
regional legislation
hasChamberType unicameral
hasLegislativePowerOver internal self-government matters in Bougainville
hasMemberType constituency representatives
regional former combatant representatives
regional women representatives
hasNumberOfMembers 41
hasOfficialName Bougainville House of Representatives NERFINISHED
hasReservedSeatsFor former combatants
women
hasTermLength 5 years
hasVotingSystem first-past-the-post
hasWebsite https://www.abg.gov.pg/ (Autonomous Bougainville Government portal) NERFINISHED
holdsElections every 5 years
jurisdiction Autonomous Region of Bougainville NERFINISHED
languageUsed English
Tok Pisin
legislativeBranchOf Autonomous Bougainville Government NERFINISHED
locatedIn Autonomous Region of Bougainville NERFINISHED
Bougainville Island NERFINISHED
Buka NERFINISHED
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
meetsIn Bougainville House of Representatives chamber in Buka
oversees Autonomous Bougainville Government NERFINISHED
partOf autonomy arrangements under the Bougainville Peace Agreement
predecessor Bougainville Interim Provincial Government NERFINISHED
regionServed Autonomous Region of Bougainville NERFINISHED
role approves the regional budget
makes laws for the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
oversees the executive branch of the Autonomous Bougainville Government
typeOfGovernmentBody subnational legislature

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Autonomous Region of Bougainville hasLegislature Bougainville House of Representatives