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.
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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