Parliament of Tuvalu

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The Parliament of Tuvalu is the unicameral national legislature of Tuvalu, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government in this Pacific island nation.

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
abbreviation Fale i Fono (in Tuvaluan, for parliament building) NERFINISHED
approves national budget of Tuvalu
canRemove Government of Tuvalu NERFINISHED
Prime Minister of Tuvalu NERFINISHED
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Tuvalu NERFINISHED
country Tuvalu NERFINISHED
eachConstituencyElects 2 members
elects Prime Minister of Tuvalu NERFINISHED
established 1978
foundedAfter independence of Tuvalu NERFINISHED
function lawmaking
oversight of the executive
representation of the people of Tuvalu
governmentType parliamentary democracy
hasLeaderOfGovernmentBusiness Prime Minister of Tuvalu
hasOpposition no formal political party opposition
hasSpeaker Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu NERFINISHED
headOfGovernmentSelectedBy members of Parliament of Tuvalu
houseType unicameral
jurisdiction Tuvalu NERFINISHED
languageUsed English
Tuvaluan NERFINISHED
legislativeBodyFor Tuvalu NERFINISHED
locatedIn Funafuti NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Tuvalu NERFINISHED
meetingPlace Vaiaku, Funafuti NERFINISHED
membersElectedFrom single-member constituencies
membersTitle Members of Parliament
numberOfConstituencies 8
numberOfHouses 1
oversees Government of Tuvalu NERFINISHED
partySystem non-partisan system
predecessor House of Assembly of the British Colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands NERFINISHED
seats 16
sessionType plenary sessions
termLength 4 years
votingSystem first-past-the-post
plurality voting system

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Tuvalu legislature Parliament of Tuvalu
Queen of Tuvalu worksWith Parliament of Tuvalu