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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Assembly of Barbados canonical | 12 |
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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Parliament Buildings (Bridgetown)