National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis

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The National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis is the country's unicameral parliamentary body responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliament
unicameral legislature
appoints some members as senators on advice of Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition
canBeDissolvedBy Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis
capitalCity Basseterre
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis
country Saint Kitts and Nevis NERFINISHED
electoralSystemForElectedMembers first-past-the-post voting
elects Speaker of the National Assembly
established 1983
establishedOnIndependenceFrom United Kingdom NERFINISHED
governmentSystem parliamentary democracy
hasChamberType single chamber
hasHouseType unicameral
hasJurisdictionOver Nevis
Saint Kitts
hasNumberOfMembers 1 ex officio member
15 elected representatives
3 appointed senators
hasTermLength 5 years
hasVotingSystemForNevisSeats single-member constituencies
hasVotingSystemForSaintKittsSeats single-member constituencies
headOfStateRepresentedBy Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis
includesOffice Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
Leader of the Opposition
Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Speaker of the National Assembly
languageUsed English
legislativeBranchOf Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis
legislativeFunction makes laws
oversees the government
locatedIn Basseterre
Caribbean
Saint Kitts
meetsAt National Assembly Chambers, Basseterre
meetsIn National Assembly Building
oversightFunction approves national budget
questions government ministers
scrutinizes executive actions
partOf political system of Saint Kitts and Nevis
passes Acts of Parliament
region Caribbean Community member state
responsibleFor amending the constitution subject to procedures
enacting national legislation
roleInGovernmentFormation determines which party or coalition forms the government
sovereignState Saint Kitts and Nevis NERFINISHED
supervises executive branch of Saint Kitts and Nevis
typeOfParliament Westminster-style parliament


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