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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Parliament of Tuvalu canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
abbreviation Fale i Fono (in Tuvaluan, for parliament building)
approves national budget of Tuvalu
canRemove Government of Tuvalu
Prime Minister of Tuvalu
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Tuvalu
country Tuvalu
eachConstituencyElects 2 members
elects Prime Minister of Tuvalu
established 1978
foundedAfter independence of Tuvalu
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
headOfGovernmentSelectedBy members of Parliament of Tuvalu
houseType unicameral
jurisdiction Tuvalu
languageUsed English
Tuvalu
surface form: Tuvaluan
legislativeBodyFor Tuvalu
locatedIn Funafuti
locatedInCountry Tuvalu
meetingPlace Vaiaku, Funafuti
membersElectedFrom single-member constituencies
membersTitle Members of Parliament
numberOfConstituencies 8
numberOfHouses 1
oversees Government of Tuvalu
partySystem non-partisan system
predecessor House of Assembly of Kiribati
surface form: House of Assembly of the British Colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands
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
Prime Minister of Tuvalu nominatedBy Parliament of Tuvalu
Prime Minister of Tuvalu reportsTo Parliament of Tuvalu
Prime Minister of Tuvalu appointedOnAdviceOf Parliament of Tuvalu
Constitution of Tuvalu createsBody Parliament of Tuvalu