House of Assembly of Dominica

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legislative body parliament unicameral legislature

The House of Assembly of Dominica is the unicameral national parliament responsible for making laws and overseeing the government of the Commonwealth of Dominica.

Aliases (2)

Parliament of Dominica ×2
Legislative Council of Dominica ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative body → parliament → unicameral legislature →
canBeDissolvedBy	President of Dominica →
chamberType	unicameral →
composition	appointed senators → elected members → ex officio members →
constitutionalStatus	supreme legislative authority in Dominica →
continent	North America →
country	Dominica NERFINISHED →
electoralBodyFor	selection of certain senators →
elects	members of parliament for single-member constituencies →
establishedUnder	Constitution of Dominica →
governmentType	parliamentary democracy →
hasAuthorityOver	national legislation of Dominica →
hasCommittee	Public Accounts Committee →
hasFunction	budget approval → government oversight → law-making → ratification of international agreements →
hasPosition	Leader of the Opposition of Dominica → Prime Minister of Dominica → Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica →
headOfStateInConstitutionalFramework	President of Dominica →
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Dominica NERFINISHED →
languageUsed	English →
legislativeBranchOf	Government of Dominica →
locatedInTimeZone	Atlantic Standard Time →
meetsAtFrequency	as summoned by the Speaker or President →
meetsIn	Parliament Building, Roseau → Roseau →
meetsInCapital	Roseau, Dominica →
numberOfConstituencies	21 →
officialName	House of Assembly of Dominica →
partOf	political system of Dominica →
predecessor	Legislative Council of Dominica →
previousHeadOfStateInHistoricalFramework	Monarch of the United Kingdom →
regionServed	Caribbean →
relatedTo	Elections in Dominica → Politics of Dominica →
role	makes laws for Dominica → oversees the government of Dominica →
supervises	executive branch of Dominica →
termLength	5 years →
typeOfRepresentation	representative democracy →
votingSystem	first-past-the-post →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Prime Minister of Dominica →	appointedFrom
President of Dominica ("Parliament of Dominica") →	electedBy
Dominica →	legislature
President of Dominica ("Parliament of Dominica") →	meetsIn
House of Assembly of Dominica →	officialName
House of Assembly of Dominica ("Legislative Council of Dominica") →	predecessor