National Assembly of Belize

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bicameral legislature legislative body parliament

The National Assembly of Belize is the bicameral parliamentary body that serves as the country’s supreme legislative authority, comprising an elected House of Representatives and an appointed Senate.

Aliases (2)

National_Assembly_of_Belize ×3
Parliament of Belize ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bicameral legislature → legislative body → parliament →
appoints	some public officials as provided by law →
budgetaryPower	approves national budget of Belize →
can	pass motions of no confidence in the government →
constitutionalStatus	supreme legislative body under the Constitution of Belize →
country	Belize NERFINISHED →
countryIsMemberOf	Commonwealth of Nations →
establishedInCurrentForm	1981 →
hasChamber	House of Representatives of Belize → Senate of Belize →
hasComponent	House of Representatives of Belize → Senate of Belize →
hasLegislativeSupremacyOver	territory of Belize →
headOfStateRepresentativeParticipates	Governor-General of Belize →
houseType	lower house → upper house →
isBicameral	true →
isPartOf	political system of Belize →
jurisdiction	Belize NERFINISHED →
languageUsed	English →
legislativeBranchOf	Government of Belize →
locatedIn	Belize NERFINISHED → Belmopan → Cayo District →
lowerHouse	House of Representatives of Belize →
mainFunction	amendment of laws → enactment of laws → repeal of laws →
meetingPlace	National Assembly Building →
meetsIn	Belmopan →
meetsInBuildingType	parliament building →
membersAreElectedIn	constituencies of Belize →
numberOfHouses	2 →
oversees	executive branch of Belize →
passes	Acts of the National Assembly of Belize →
relatedTo	Constitution of Belize →
role	supreme legislative authority of Belize →
sessionType	parliamentary session →
shortName	Parliament of Belize →
style	National Assembly →
system	Westminster-style parliamentary system →
typeOfLegislature	parliamentary legislature →
upperHouse	Senate of Belize →
votingSystemForLowerHouse	first-past-the-post →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
House_of_Representatives_of_Belize ("National_Assembly_of_Belize") → Senate_of_Belize ("National_Assembly_of_Belize") →	partOf
House_of_Representatives_of_Belize ("National_Assembly_of_Belize") →	chamberOf
Acts_of_Parliament_of_Belize →	enactedBy
Belize →	legislature
National Assembly of Belize ("Parliament of Belize") →	shortName