Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands

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The Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands is the territory’s elected unicameral parliament responsible for making local laws and overseeing the government.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliament
unicameral legislature
capital Stanley, Falkland Islands
constitutionalBasis Falkland Islands Constitution
country Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
electionInterval approximately every 4 years
elects Members of the Legislative Assembly for Camp constituency
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Stanley constituency
establishedBy Falkland Islands Constitution Order 2008
foundationDate 2009
governingBodyFor internal self-government of the Falkland Islands
hasConstituency Camp constituency
Stanley constituency
hasElections general elections in the Falkland Islands
hasHouseType elected
hasMemberTitle Member of the Legislative Assembly
hasMemberType elected member
hasPower to approve the budget
to levy local taxes and revenues
to make laws for the Falkland Islands
to scrutinize the executive
hasRole debating public policy
enacting local legislation
holding the executive to account
representing the people of the Falkland Islands
hasSystemOfGovernment parliamentary representative democratic dependency
isPartOf political system of the Falkland Islands
isSuccessorTo Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands
isUnicameral true
jurisdiction Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
legislativeType unicameral
locatedIn Stanley, Falkland Islands
meetsAt Stanley Town Hall
meetsIn Stanley
numberOfChambers 1
numberOfConstituencies 2
numberOfMembers 8
officialLanguage English
oversees Government of the Falkland Islands
replaced Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands
sessionType plenary
shortName Legislative Assembly
sovereignState United Kingdom
termLength 4 years
votingSystem block voting
plurality-at-large voting

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Falkland Islands
legislature

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