House of Assembly of Barbados
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The House of Assembly of Barbados is the elected lower chamber of the Barbadian Parliament, responsible for making laws and representing the interests of the country's citizens.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| budgetaryPower | controls public expenditure approval ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedBy | President of Barbados ⓘ |
| composition | elected members ⓘ |
| constitutionalFunction | primary legislative authority in Barbados ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | established by the Constitution of Barbados ⓘ |
| country | Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryCapital | Bridgetown ⓘ |
| electoralDistricts | single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| electorate | citizens of Barbados ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to introduce money bills
ⓘ
to pass motions of no confidence ⓘ |
| hasQuorumRequirement | yes ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentSelectedFrom | members of the House of Assembly ⓘ |
| houseType | lower house ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext | common law system of Barbados ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOf | Parliament of Barbados ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Atlantic Standard Time ⓘ |
| meetingPlace |
Parliament Buildings of Barbados
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament Buildings, Bridgetown
|
| meetsIn | Bridgetown ⓘ |
| meetsInCity |
Bridgetown
ⓘ
surface form:
Bridgetown, Saint Michael
|
| memberSelectionMethod | direct election ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 30 ⓘ |
| oversees | Government of Barbados ⓘ |
| oversightMechanism |
parliamentary questions
ⓘ
select committees ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of Barbados ⓘ |
| passes | Acts of Parliament ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | Speaker of the House of Assembly ⓘ |
| relatedBody |
Cabinet of Barbados
ⓘ
Senate of Barbados ⓘ |
| responsibility |
approving the national budget
ⓘ
debating public policy ⓘ making laws for Barbados ⓘ representing constituencies ⓘ scrutinizing the executive ⓘ |
| role |
lawmaking
ⓘ
representation of citizens ⓘ |
| symbol | Coat of arms of Barbados ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | unicameral-parliament lower chamber ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| website | https://www.barbadosparliament.com ⓘ |
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