States Assembly of Jersey

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legislative body parliament unicameral legislature

The States Assembly of Jersey is the unicameral parliament of the British Crown Dependency of Jersey, responsible for making laws, approving taxation, and overseeing the island’s government.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative body ⓘ parliament ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ
chamber	unicameral ⓘ
constitutionalRole	supreme legislative body of Jersey ⓘ
country	Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ surface form: Jersey
elects	Chief Minister of Jersey ⓘ Ministers of the Government of Jersey ⓘ scrutiny panel chairs ⓘ
established	1771 ⓘ
foundationEvent	Code of 1771 ⓘ
hasCommittee	Privileges and Procedures Committee ⓘ Public Accounts Committee ⓘ Scrutiny panels ⓘ
hasMemberType	Connétables ⓘ Deputies ⓘ Senators (historical) ⓘ
historicalPresidingOfficerTitle	Bailiff of Jersey ⓘ
jurisdiction	Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ surface form: Jersey
languageUsed	English ⓘ French ⓘ Jèrriais ⓘ surface form: Jèrriais (limited use)
leaderTitle	Chief Minister of Jersey ⓘ President of the States Assembly ⓘ
legalStatus	parliament of a British Crown Dependency ⓘ
legislativeFunction	approves taxation in Jersey ⓘ makes laws for Jersey ⓘ oversees the Government of Jersey ⓘ
locatedIn	British Isles ⓘ Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ surface form: Channel Islands Saint Helier ⓘ
meetingPlace	States Chamber, States Building, Saint Helier ⓘ
meetsIn	States Chamber ⓘ
numberOfHouses	1 ⓘ
numberOfMembers	49 ⓘ
oversees	Government of Jersey ⓘ
partOf	Crown dependencies ⓘ surface form: Crown Dependencies political system of Jersey ⓘ
presidingOfficerTitle	President of the States Assembly ⓘ
responsibility	approving taxation measures ⓘ approving the annual budget ⓘ holding the executive to account ⓘ passing primary legislation ⓘ
session	sits throughout the year in regular sittings ⓘ
sovereignState	United Kingdom ⓘ
termLength	4 years ⓘ
votingSystem	first-past-the-post ⓘ plurality voting system ⓘ
website	https://statesassembly.gov.je ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crown in right of the Channel Islands → hasConstitutionalRelationshipWith → States Assembly of Jersey ⓘ

Bailiff of Jersey → officeHolderOf → States Assembly of Jersey ⓘ

Bailiff of Jersey → overseesBody → States Assembly of Jersey ⓘ

Bailiff of Jersey → partOf → States Assembly of Jersey ⓘ

Bailiff of Jersey → positionHeldIn → States Assembly of Jersey ⓘ