House of Representatives of Grenada
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The House of Representatives of Grenada is the elected legislative chamber responsible for making national laws and representing the people within the country’s parliamentary system.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedBy | Governor-General of Grenada ⓘ |
| composition | elected members ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Grenada Constitution Order 1973
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Grenada
|
| country | Grenada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryCapital | St. George's ⓘ |
| electoralDistricts | single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| electorate | citizens of Grenada eligible to vote ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | post-independence era ⓘ |
| foundationRelatedTo | independence of Grenada ⓘ |
| governmentType | parliamentary system ⓘ |
| hasChamber | single chamber (unicameral elected house) ⓘ |
| hasCommittee | parliamentary committees ⓘ |
| hasPower |
approve national budget
ⓘ
debate legislation ⓘ introduce legislation ⓘ |
| hasSpeaker | Speaker of the House of Representatives of Grenada ⓘ |
| headOfState | monarch of Grenada ⓘ |
| independenceYearOfCountry | 1974 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | British parliamentary tradition ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national laws of Grenada ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislatureOf | Grenada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Parliament building of Grenada ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | regular sessions ⓘ |
| meetsIn | St. George's ⓘ |
| membersRepresent | constituencies of Grenada ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 15 ⓘ |
| oversightOf | Government of Grenada ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of Grenada ⓘ |
| partOfBranch | legislative branch of Grenada ⓘ |
| passes | acts of Parliament ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | Speaker ⓘ |
| relatedPoliticalSystem | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| representedHeadOfState | Governor-General of Grenada ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
approving taxation measures
ⓘ
representing local interests at national level ⓘ scrutinizing government policy ⓘ |
| role |
makes national laws
ⓘ
represents the people of Grenada ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | direct election ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | Westminster-style legislature ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| worksWith | Senate of Grenada ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.