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