Parliament of Fiji
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The Parliament of Fiji is the unicameral national legislature responsible for making laws and overseeing the government of the Republic of Fiji.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bicameral Parliament of Fiji | 1 |
| Fijian Parliament (bicameral, pre-2006 coup) | 1 |
| Parliament of the Republic of Fiji | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national legislature
ⓘ
parliament ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| appoints |
Prime Minister of Fiji
ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of Fiji (formally by President on its advice)
|
| budgetaryPower | approves national budget of Fiji ⓘ |
| canRemove | Prime Minister of Fiji through vote of no confidence ⓘ |
| capital |
Suva, Fiji
ⓘ
surface form:
Suva
|
| country | Fiji ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Constitution of Fiji
ⓘ
surface form:
2013 Constitution of Fiji
|
| currentSpeakerTitle | Speaker of Parliament ⓘ |
| dissolutionMechanism | may be dissolved by the President on advice of the Prime Minister ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| elects |
Deputy Speaker of Parliament
ⓘ
Speaker of Parliament ⓘ |
| foundationDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeType |
select committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| headOfStateRole | President of Fiji opens and may address Parliament ⓘ |
| houseType | unicameral ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Fiji
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Fiji
|
| language |
English
ⓘ
Fiji Hindi ⓘ Māori people ⓘ
surface form:
iTaukei
|
| lastMajorReform | 2013 constitutional reforms establishing unicameral system ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of Fiji ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
Fiji
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Fiji
|
| location |
Suva, Fiji
ⓘ
surface form:
Suva
|
| meetingPlace | Parliament Complex, Suva ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Matanitu House precinct, Suva ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 51 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Parliament of Fiji
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the Republic of Fiji
|
| oversightMechanism | parliamentary committees ⓘ |
| precededBy |
House of Representatives of Fiji
ⓘ
Senate of Fiji ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
lawmaking
ⓘ
oversight of the executive ⓘ representation of the people of Fiji ⓘ |
| reestablishedIn | 2014 ⓘ |
| region | Oceania ⓘ |
| replaces |
Parliament of Fiji
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bicameral Parliament of Fiji
|
| seatsAllocatedBy | nationwide constituency ⓘ |
| speaker | Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji ⓘ |
| successorTo |
Parliament of Fiji
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fijian Parliament (bicameral, pre-2006 coup)
|
| supervises | Government of Fiji ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | open list proportional representation ⓘ |
| website | https://www.parliament.gov.fj/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Suva
this entity surface form:
Parliament of the Republic of Fiji
this entity surface form:
Bicameral Parliament of Fiji
this entity surface form:
Fijian Parliament (bicameral, pre-2006 coup)