Infobox legislature name The Honourable the House of Assembly of Barbados in Parliament assembled coa pic coa res 110px coa pic session room BarbadosHouse of Assembly session TV.jpg house type Lower House leader1 type List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Barbados Speaker leader1 Michael A. Carrington ... House of Assembly chamber br Bridgetown , br Saint Michael, Barbados St. Michael , br Barbados, West Indies br website http www.barbadosparliament.com the house of assembly.php Politics of Barbados The House of Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados . It has 30 Members of Parliament ... House of Assembly DEFAULTSORT House Of Assembly Of Barbados Category Government of Barbados Category National lower houses Barbados Category Westminster system de House of AssemblyBarbados ... majority or First past the post system for a term of five years. The Barbadian House of Assembly chamber is located in the east wing of The Public Buildings on Broad Street, in Bridgetown , Barbados . The List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Barbados Speaker of the House becomes the thirty ... Leader leader2 John D. E. Boyce party2 Democratic Labour Party Barbados Democratic Labour Party ... Owen Arthur Owen S. Arthur party3 Barbados Labour Party Barbados Labour Party BLP election3 18 October 2010 members 30 political groups1 Government of Barbados Her Majesty s Government Democratic Labour Party Barbados Democratic Labour Party DLP 20 Opposition parliamentary HM Loyal Opposition Barbados Labour Party Barbados Labour Party BLP 9 Other parties in opposition UNK 1 last election1 Barbadian ... and the oath of office. According to the First Schedule section of the Constitution of Barbados , the official ... of Barbados is as follows cquote I, , being appointed Prime Minister Minister Parliamentary Secretary ... the functions of that office for the good management of the public affairs of Barbados, and I ... of Barbados, directly or indirectly reveal the business or proceedings of the Cabinet or the nature ... more details
Use dmy dates date October 2010 List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Barbados . Below is a list ... of Barbados See also Speaker politics DEFAULTSORT Speakers of the House of Assembly of Barbados Category Government of Barbados Category Politics of Barbados Category Lists of legislative speakers Barbados ... Colonel Thomas Modyford 1654 1654 Lieutenant Colonel Simon Lambert Barbados Simon Lambert 1660 1660 ... 1667 1667 John Jennings Barbados John Jennings 1667 1667 Henry Walrond 1669 1671 Lieutenant Colonel Simon Lambert Barbados Simon Lambert 1669 1673 Colonel Christopher Codrington 1674 1674 Colonel William Sharpe Barbados William Sharpe 1676 1678 Colonel Christopher Codrington 1678 1678 Colonel Richard ... William Sharpe Barbados William Sharpe 1682 1683 Richard Seawell 1684 1685 John Reid Barbados John Reid 1685 1687 John Farmer Barbados John Farmer 1687 1688 Judge Foster Disambiguation needed date June 2011 1688 1689 John Reid Barbados John Reid 1689 1689 Wm. Foster 1690 1690 Robert Harper Barbados ... 1693 Colonel Waterman Disambiguation needed date June 2011 1693 1695 Colonel Robert Bishop Barbados ... Carter Barbados William Carter 1712 1712 William Carter Barbados William Carter 1714 1714 Reynold Alleyne 1714 1715 William Carter Barbados William Carter 1715 1717 Edmund Sutton 1717 1720 George ... Barbados William Gibbons , Bart 1742 1760 John Lyte 1760 1762 John Gay Alleyne , Bart 1767 1770 ... 1804 John Beckles 1804 1819 Thomas Griffith Barbados Thomas Griffith 1819 1821 Cheeseman Moe 1823 1825 Robert Haynes 1825 1829 Colonel Nathaniel Forte 1829 1835 Samuel Hinds Barbados Samuel Hinds 1836 1839 Sr. R.B. Clarke 1839 1840 George Taylor Barbados George Taylor 1841 1846 Francis Gooding , M.B. Disambiguation needed date June 2011 1846 1847 Sir John Thomas Barbados John Thomas 1847 1860 Chas Packer 1861 1867 Thomas Gill Barbados Thomas Gill 1867 1870 Edmund Lee Haynes 1870 1870 Agustus Briggs ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Politics House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral parliament. In some countries this may be at a subnational level. Historically, in Kingdom of Great Britain British crown colonies as the colony gained more internal responsible government , the House of Assembly superseded the usually unelected Legislative Council as the Colonialism colonial legislature, often becoming the lower house. Houses of Assembly The BarbadosHouse of Assembly is the oldest House of Assembly in the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth . The House of Assembly of Bermuda Bermuda House of Assembly forms the lower house of the bicameral parliament. Two of the Canadian province s have unicameral legislatures named House of Assembly the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly . Also, the indigenous Haida people of the Queen Charlotte Islands call their legislative body a House of Assembly. Citation needed date October 2008 Two of the States and territories of Australia Australian states have bicameral parliaments where the House of Assembly is the lower house the South Australian House of Assembly and the Tasmania House of Assembly . The House of Assembly of South Africa , known in Afrikaans as the Volksraad , was the lower house of the whites only parliament until 1981, when the Senate of South ..., it was replaced by a National Assembly . The House of Assembly of Dominica is the unicameral legislature in which the appointed members are called Senators. In Nigeria , the House of Assembly is the name given to each state legislature. The House of Assembly of Zimbabwe was the sole parliamentary ... House of Assembly . The unicameral National Parliament of Papua New Guinea was known as the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea before independence. See also Legislative Assembly Legislative Council Parliament DEFAULTSORT House Of Assembly Category Legislatures de House of Assembly pt ... more details
George Washington House in Barbados is a historic house where the first U.S. president George Washington visited, in 1751. Barbados apparently is the only country outside the present United States that George Washington ever visited. ref name boston cite news url http www.boston.com travel getaways caribbean articles 2008 02 17 new take on george slept here title New Take on George Slept Here work The Boston Globe ref In 1997, during an official visit to Barbados with her husband, President William Clinton , Hillary Clinton unveiled a plaque outside the house that reads On the occasion of his visit to Barbados this plaque was presented by President William Jefferson Clinton to The Right Honourable Owen S. Arthur Prime Minister and to the People of Barbados in a spirit of friendship and goodwill which binds our two countries and in recognition that George Washington, the first President of the United States of America, lived in this house during his visit to this fair country in 1751. ref http georgewashingtonbarbados.org index.asp?pgid 11 George Washington House Restoration Project in Barbados ref It is controlled by the Barbados National Trust . ref http www.barbados.org george washington.htm ref References reflist External links Official website http www.georgewashingtonbarbados.org Barbados stub coord missing Barbados Category Buildings and structures in Barbados Category George Washington Category Barbados United States relations ... more details
The AssemblyHouse is a Georgian Grade I listed building located in Norwich , United Kingdom . Today, the AssemblyHouse is used for weddings, conferences and exhibitions and is owned by a registered arts charity which supports a range of visual and performing arts activities. It is one of the twelve historic Norwich buildings in the Norwich 12 initiative, a project to develop an integrated group of heritage attractions in the City. ref cite news url http www.guardian.co.uk enjoy england visit norwich history title History by design accessdate 28 September 2010 publisher The Guardian ref ref cite web url http www.norwich12.co.uk about us index.htm title About us accessdate 28 September 2010 publisher Norwich 12 ref History In 1278 a college for secular priests, The College of St Mary in the Fields, was established on the site. From 1404, when Norwich was granted the right to govern itself in the form of a corporation, assemblies were held at the College in which citizens chose bailiffs the officials who were to govern the city for the following year . The College was also the base for the Feast of Corpus Christi, an important annual festival in which the trade guild s would march in procession. In 1544 the site was surrendered to the king at the Dissolution. Although the great chapel ... http www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk The AssemblyHouse Norwich http www.norwich12.co.uk index.htm Norwich 12 coord 52.6268 1.2907 type landmark region GB display title DEFAULTSORT AssemblyHouse, The Category .... In 1753 John Hobart, the Duke of Buckingham , granted a 500 year lease of Chapel Field House ... Sir James Burrough , Ivory demolished the central section. The house was designed by Ivory, and was originally used as a House of Assemblies where events were held for the gentry of Norwich. The building .... After the war the house underwent considerable restoration programme, encouraged by Messel and funded by leading Norwich shoe manufacturer, H. J. Sexton. The house was reopened once again as a centre ... more details
Infobox building name Government House native name native name lang former names alternate names status image Government House, Government Hill, Barbados 001.jpg image alt The drive up to Government HouseBarbados, West Indies 2010 caption map type map alt map caption altitude building type Official residence architectural style structural system cost ren cost client Governor General of Barbados owner current tenants landlord location Government Hill, Saint Michael, Barbados Government Hill , Saint Michael, Barbados St. Michael address location town location country Barbados iso region BB 08 coordinates display inline,title latitude 13.10120 longitude 59.59960 latd latm lats latNS longd longm longs longEW coordinates groundbreaking date start date completion date completed date opened date ... Government House The Government House is the official residence and office of the Governor General of Barbados Governor General of Barbados . ref cite web url http www.gov.bb portal page portal BIG ... of the Governor General author G.O.B. date 2011 work Barbados Government Information Service B.G.I.S. publisher accessdate October 16, 2011 ref It was built in the History of Barbados colonial days and was the residence of the List of Governors of Barbados Governor of Barbados . It later continued in the role ... from the United Kingdom in 1966. Government House was once a Quaker Plantation, until it was purchased by the Imperial Government , when it acted as a replacement to The Bagatelle Great House in the Parish of Saint Thomas, Barbados St. Thomas . References reflist See also Commons category Government House, Barbados Ilaro Court , the official residence of the Prime Minister of Barbados Government Houses of the British Empire List of Governors General of Barbados Governors General of Barbados References Reflist Category Official residences in Barbados Category Buildings and structures in Barbados Category Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth Barbados stub ... more details
Speaker of the House of Assembly may refer to any of the following presiding officers speaker politics speakers of legislative bodies styled House of Assembly Houses of Assembly flagicon Anguilla Anguilla Speaker of the Anguilla House of Assembly Speaker of the Anguilla House of Assembly flagicon Australia Australia Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly Speaker of South Australian House of Assembly Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly flagicon Bahamas Bahamas Speaker of the Bahamas House of Assembly Speaker of the Bahamas House of Assembly flagicon BarbadosBarbados Speaker of the BarbadosHouse of Assembly Speaker of the BarbadosHouse of Assembly flagicon Bermuda Bermuda Speaker of the House of Assembly of Bermuda Speaker of the House of Assembly of Bermuda flagicon Canada Canada Speaker of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly flagicon Dominica Dominica Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica flagicon Gibraltar ... House of Assembly renamed Gibraltar Parliament in 2006 flagicon Kiribati Kiribati Speaker of the House of Assembly of Kiribati Speaker of the House of Assembly of Kiribati flagicon Nigeria Nigeria ... chaired by a speaker Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly flagicon Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Speaker of the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia Speaker of the House of Assembly of Saint ... of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Speaker of the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent ... more details
Commons category Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Following are lists of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly col start col 3 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1856 1861 1856 1861 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1861 1862 1861 1862 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1862 1866 1862 1866 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1866 1871 1866 1871 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1871 1872 1871 1872 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1872 1877 1872 1877 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1877 1882 1877 1882 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1882 1886 1882 1886 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1886 1891 1886 1891 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1891 1893 1891 1893 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1893 1897 1893 1897 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1897 1900 1897 1900 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1900 1903 1900 1903 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1903 1906 1903 1906 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1906 1909 1906 1909 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1909 1912 1909 1912 col 3 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1912 1913 1912 1913 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1913 1916 1913 1916 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1916 1919 1916 1919 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1919 1922 1919 1922 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1922 1925 1922 1925 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1925 1928 1925 1928 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1928 1931 1928 1931 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1931 1934 1931 1934 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1934 1937 1934 1937 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1937 1941 1937 1941 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1941 1946 1941 1946 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1946 1948 1946 1948 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1948 1950 1948 1950 ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 A Member of the House of Assembly is a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in Canada . Other Provinces and Territories Members of other Canadian provincial and territorial assemblies employ the titles Member of the National Assembly Quebec Member of the National Assembly MNA in Quebec , Member of Provincial Parliament Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament MPP in Ontario , and Member of the Legislative Assembly MLA in all other provinces and territories. DEFAULTSORT Member Of The House Of Assembly Category Legislators Canada poli stub ... more details
Merge Edo State date September 2009 Edo State House of Assembly is the state legislature of Edo State . http www.edostatehouseofassembly.org Edo State House of Assembly Category Edo State Category State legislatures of Nigeria ... more details
elliot is acting gg Elliot Belgrave is acting GG , 1 Nov 2011, Barbados Daily Nation newspaper ref leader title3 List of Prime Ministers of Barbados Prime Minister leader name3 Freundel Stuart legislature Parliament of Barbados Parliament upper house Senate of Barbados Senate lower houseHouse of Assembly of BarbadosHouse of Assembly area km2 431 area sq mi 166 Do not remove per WP MOSNUM area rank ... as a proprietary colony. Its BarbadosHouse of AssemblyHouse of Assembly began meeting in 1639 ... of representatives within the BarbadosHouse of AssemblyHouse of Assembly has gradually ... Barbados Sightseeing Animal Flower Cave year 2010 work Leigh Designs publisher Little Bay House ... Little Bay, Barbados Little Bay Shamarra s House St. Michael Barbados Historical Museum Bridgetown ... Kensington Oval Mount Gay Mount Gay Rum Barbados National Museum George Washington HouseBarbados ... long name Barbados common name Barbados image flag Flag of Barbados.svg image coat Coat of Arms of Barbados.svg ... Anthem of Barbados royal anthem God Save the Queen official languages English regional languages ... Parliamentary system Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy leader title1 Monarchy of Barbados Monarch leader name1 Elizabeth II leader title2 small List of Governors General of Barbados ...&s NGDPD 2CNGDPDPC 2CPPPGDP 2CPPPPC 2CLP&grp 0&a &pr.x 52&pr.y 10 title Barbados publisher International ...&a KCountryAdvice&aid 1013618386991 Barbados . fco.gov.uk. Updated 5 June 2006 ref cctld .bb calling code North American Numbering Plan 1 spec. Area code 246 1 246 footnotes Barbados IPAc en audio En us ... r?frd cstdy field DOCID cx0103 Chapter 4 The Windward Islands and Barbados U.S. Library of Congress ... 400 km mi north east of Trinidad and Tobago . Barbados is outside of the principal Atlantic hurricane belt . Barbados was initially visited by the Spanish around the late 1400s to early 1500s ... in Barbados in 1624. They took possession of it in the name of the British king James VI and I James ... more details
File Rivers State House of Assembly.jpg thumb 300px Rivers State House of Assembly Rivers State House of Assembly is the state legislature of Rivers State . Current governor Rotimi Amaechi served as speaker of the assembly from 1997 to 2007. External links http www.riversassembly.org Rivers State Assembly http www.rshouseofassembly.org index.htm Former website, no longer updated Category Rivers State Category State legislatures of Nigeria ... more details
The Lagos State House of Assembly is the state legislature of Lagos State . It is situated right inside Lagos State Government secretariat at Alausa in Ikeja central business district. External links http www.lagoshouseofassembly.gov.ng Lagos State House of Assembly Category Lagos State Category State legislatures of Nigeria Legislature stub nigeria gov stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Politics of Anguilla The House of Assembly of Anguilla has 11 members, 7 members elected for a five year term in single seat constituency constituencies , 2 ex officio members and 2 nominated members. Anguilla has a multi party system . 2010 General election Anguillan general election, 2010 See also List of Speakers of the Anguilla House of Assembly Legislatures of the Americas DEFAULTSORT Anguilla House Of Assembly Category Dependency legislatures Category Politics of Anguilla Category Unicameral legislatures Anguilla Legislature stub Anguilla stub ... more details
orphan date March 2010 Infobox nrhp name Cotting Smith AssemblyHouse nrhp type image Cotting Smith Assembly House.jpg caption Cotting Smith Assemblyhouse at 138 Federal Street location 138 Federal St., Salem, Massachusetts lat degrees 42 lat minutes 31 lat seconds 14.7 lat direction N long degrees 70 long minutes 54 long seconds 13.8 long direction W locmapin Massachusetts area built 1782 architect Unknown Samuel McIntire remodel architecture Federal added Unknown governing body Private refnum Unknown Located in Salem, Massachusetts and owned by the Peabody Essex Museum the Cotting Smith AssemblyHouse 138 Federal Street , 1782, was built as a Federalist Clubhouse in which balls, concerts, lectures, and other events might be held. George Washington attended a dance here. The original architect is unknown, but the house was later remodeled by Samuel McIntire for use as a private residence. The house is in the Federal architecture Federal style and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places . The building can be rented for special events. References reflist External links http www.pem.org National Register of Historic Places DEFAULTSORT Cotting, John, House Category Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Category Houses completed in 1782 Category Houses in Salem, Massachusetts Category Peabody Essex Museum Massachusetts NRHP stub ... more details
Image THAseal.png right 300px thumb Seal of the Tobago House of Assembly The Tobago House of Assembly THA is the local government body responsible for the island of Tobago within the unitary state twin island nation of Trinidad and Tobago . The THA was established in 1980 ref name VisitTobago http www.visittobago.gov.tt load page.asp?id 41 Tobago Division Of Tourism About Tobago, Governance ref to rectify some of the disparities in the relationship between the two islands, though a prior body using the same name existed from 1768&ndash 1874. ref cite book last1 Dupont first1 Jerry authorlink1 last2 first2 editor1 first editor1 last editor1 link others title The common law abroad constitutional ... of the majority party in the assembly. ref http tha.gov.tt about.html About the THA , Tobago House of Assembly ref Elections The first Elections in Trinidad and Tobago 1980 Tobago House of Assembly ... and Tobago 1984 Tobago House of Assembly Elections 1984 elections by a margin of 11 1 over ... the THA winning the Elections in Trinidad and Tobago 1988 Tobago House of Assembly Elections 1988 elections ,and the Elections in Trinidad and Tobago 1992 Tobago House of Assembly Elections 1992 ... Tobago House of Assembly Elections 1996 elections by a margin of 10 2, with the PNM and an independent candidate winning one seat each. In the Elections in Trinidad and Tobago 2004 Tobago House of Assembly ... House of Assembly Elections January 2005 elections winning 11 seats while the DAC which reformed after ... 2009 Tobago House of Assembly Elections 2009 elections held on January 19, 2009, the PNM won 8 seats ... to Tobago House of Assembly Elections , Elections & Boundaries Commission of T&T ref Assemblyman ref http www.tha.gov.tt theassembly.html About the Assembly , THA ref List of political parties in Trinidad ... List of Presiding Officers of the Tobago House of Assembly Local government in Trinidad and Tobago Politics of Trinidad and Tobago References Reflist External links http www.tha.gov.tt Tobago House of Assembly ... more details
Politics of Kiribati The House of Assembly of Kiribati House of Assembly of Kiribati has a Speaker politics Speaker , a function adapted from the Politics of the United Kingdom British Westminster model . The position was established by article 71 of the Constitution of Kiribati Constitution , when the country became independent from the United Kingdom. ref http www.parliament.gov.ki parliament index.php?option com content&view article&id 29&Itemid 40 Constitution of Kiribati ref Article 71 states that the Speaker shall be elected by the members of the Maneaba House of Assembly from among persons who are not members of the Maneaba . His or her function is to preside at each sitting of the Maneaba art.72 . The website of the House of Assembly indicates that his decision on a point of order is final. He is fully entitled to regulate the conduct of business in all matters not provided in the Rules of Procedure. He has the specific power to decide whether a bill or a motion pertains to money bill money matters , which then requires a minister s signification. He may adjourn a sitting if there is no quorum after an objection is raised by a member . ref name The Speaker http www.parliament.gov.ki parliament index.php?option com content&view article&id 14&Itemid 27 The Speaker , House of Assembly of Kiribati ref The Speaker is also a member of the Council of State Kiribati Council of State , the purpose of which is to perform the duties of the Beretitenti and other executive functions of Government when a motion of no confidence in the Beretitenti or the Government is supported in the Maneaba Ni Maungatabu . ref name The Speaker The current Speaker, following the Kiribati parliamentary ... 2003 2007 Hon. Taomati Iuta 2007 Notes and references reflist Category Speakers of the House of Assembly of Kiribati Category Legislative speakers Kiribati, House of Assembly Category Westminster system Kiribati, House of Assembly Kiribati stub politics stub ... more details
Politics of Saint Lucia The Parliament of Saint Lucia has two bicameralism chambers . The House of Assembly is the popular elected chamber of the Parliament of Saint Lucia Legislature . It has 17 members, elected for a five year term in single seat constituency constituencies . Latest general election Saint Lucian general election, 2011 Current Composition Following the election of 28 November 2011, the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia comprises the following members ref Cite web url http www.stlucia.gov.lc govfolks members of the house of assembly.htm title Members of the House of Assembly publisher Government of Saint Lucia accessdate 11 December 2011 ref ref Cite web url http www.thevoiceslu.com local news 2011 december 03 12 11 ITS FINAL.htm title IT S FINAL SLP 11, UWP 6 work The Voice date 3 December 2011 accessdate 11 December 2011 ref border 1 cellpadding 2 Constituency Name Party Gros Islet Emma Hippolyte Saint Lucia Labour Party SLP Babonneau Alvina Reynolds SLP Castries North Stephenson King United Workers Party Saint Lucia UWP Castries East Philip Pierre SLP Castries Central Richard Frederick UWP Castries South Robert Kennedy Lewis SLP Castries South East Guy Joseph UWP Anse la Raye and Canaries Desmond Long SLP Soufriere Harold Dalson SLP Choiseul Lorne Theophilus SLP ... Composition As at 14 June 2011, the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia comprised the following members ref Cite web url http www.stlucia.gov.lc govfolks members of the house of assembly.htm title Members of the House of Assembly publisher Government of Saint Lucia accessdate 11 December 2011 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20110614063610 http www.stlucia.gov.lc govfolks members of the house ... North Marcus Nicholas UWP See also List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia References Reflist DEFAULTSORT House Of Assembly Of Saint Lucia Category Politics of Saint Lucia Category ... de House of Assembly Saint Lucia sh Dom skup tine Svete Lucije ... more details
Politics of Swaziland The House of Assembly of Swaziland is the lower chamber of the country s bicameral Parliament of Swaziland Parliament . Constitution There are a total of 55 single member Constituency constituencies corresponding to the tinkhundla s tribal communities . 14 tinkhundlas are located in Hhohho District , 11 in Lubombo District , 16 in Manzini District , and 14 in Shiselweni District . House of Assembly candidates are first nominated at the tinkhundla level. The candidates then go through a primary election. The top three finishers in the primary elections then proceed to a secondary election, where the candidate who receives the most votes is declared elected. The List of kings of Swaziland King appoints 10 members to the House. All candidates run on a non partisan basis as political parties are banned in the country, and serve five year terms. In addition, the Attorney General is an ex officio member and 4 women elected from each of the administrative regions. Elections The most recent election was held on 19 September 2008. It was observed by an Expert Team established by the Commonwealth Secretary General at the request of the Elections and Boundaries Commission of Swaziland. ref name SNE2008 cite web url http www.thecommonwealth.org files 184644 FileName SwazilandNationalElections2008 CETReportFinalPrint.pdf title Swaziland National Elections, 19 September 2008 publisher Commonwealth Secretariat accessdate 2009 10 14 location London ref The current Speaker politics Speaker of the House of Assembly is HRH Prince Guduza Dlamini . See also Senate of Swaziland the upper chamber of Parliament History of Swaziland List of national legislatures List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Swaziland Legislative branch Swazi elections state uncollapsed References references External links http www.gov.sz home.asp?pid 53 Parliament of Swaziland Swaziland topics state uncollapsed Category National lower houses Swaziland Category Government of Swaziland ... more details
Politics of Kiribati The House of Assembly of Kiribati official constitutional name Maneaba ni Maungatabu has 46 members, 44 elected for a four year term in single seat and multi seat constituency constituencies , 1 delegate from Banaba Island and 1 ex officio member the Attorney General . Created by the Constitution of 12 July 1979, its seat has been at Ambo on South Tarawa since October 2000. From 1979 to 2000, it was at Bairiki. The current Kiribati Electoral Commissioner is Rine Ueara. The Kiribati voters I Kiribati parliamentary election, 2007 last went to the polls on 22 August 2007 and 30 August for the second round to elect 44 MPs in 23 electoral districts. The House of Assembly has a Speaker of the House of Assembly of Kiribati Speaker , elected by its members from outside Parliament, per article 71 of the Constitution. Speakers main Speaker of the House of Assembly of Kiribati class wikitable Name Period Hon. Rota Onorio 1979 1982 Hon. Matita Taniera 1982 1987 Hon. Beretitara Neeti 1987 1994 Hon. Tekiree Tamuera 1994 2002 Hon. Taomati Iuta 2003 Hon. Etera Teangana 2003 2007 Hon. Taomati Iuta 2007 Kiribati legislative election, 2007 External links http www.parliament.gov.ki Official website of the Parliament of Kiribati Parliaments of Oceania coord 1 21 01 N 173 02 20 E region KI G type landmark source kolossus dewiki display title Category Parliaments by country Kiribati Category Government of Kiribati Category Unicameral legislatures Kiribati Category National legislatures Kiribati legislature stub Kiribati stub de Maneaba ni Maungatabu fr Maneaba ni Maungatabu ru sh Dom skup tine Kiribatija sv Maneaba ni Maungatabu ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Bermuda House of Assembly and Supreme Court.jpg thumb 300px The Sessions House, the building currently housing the House of Assembly and the Supreme Court, in the Hamilton, Bermuda City of Hamilton . Image Bermuda The State House.jpg thumb 300px The State House, Bermuda State House , the building which housed the House of Assembly in St. George s, Bermuda St. George s from 1620 until 1815. Politics of Bermuda The House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Bermuda . The house has 36 members, each elected for a five year term in a single seat constituency constituencies . The House of Assembly was originally the only house of Bermuda s parliament ... capital, St. George s, Bermuda Saint George s , until its own building, the State House, Bermuda State House , was completed, also in 1620. It met in the State House until the capital was moved to Hamilton in 1815. The House of Assembly was created at a time when Bermuda, or The Somers Isles , was administered ... non white person to actually gain a seat in the House of Assembly was William Henry Thomas Joell ... years of age. cellpadding 2 cellspacing 0 border 1 Party political make up of the House of Assembly ... br Bermuda legislative election, 2003 See also List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Bermuda Bermuda topics DEFAULTSORT House Of Assembly Of Bermuda Category Dependency legislatures ... Company . The House of Burgesses had been created in Virginia in 1619. It was overseen by a Governor ... performed by the dissolved Council are now performed by an appointed upper house, the Senate, and a Cabinet, which is composed of Ministers appointed from elected Members of Parliament from the House of Assembly. This was only one of the changes made in the 1960s, largely as a result of the civil .... The Senate was created to perform a function akin to that of the House of Lords, in London ..., by which the members of the lower house were elected, and which, as in Britain, had historically ... more details
Use dmy dates date March 2011 Infobox Legislature name Tasmanian House of Assembly coa pic coa res coa pic coa res session room house type Lower house houses leader1 type Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Speaker leader1 Michael Polley party1 Australian Labor Party ALP election1 October 1998 leader2 type Chair of Committees leader2 Tim Morris party2 Tasmanian Greens Greens election2 May 2010 members 25 p groups Australian Labor Party Labor party br Liberal Party of Australia Liberal Party br Tasmanian Greens election3 18 March 2006 meeting place Parliament House, Hobart Parliament House , Hobart , Tasmania , Australia website http www.parliament.tas.gov.au ha house.htm www.parliament.tas.gov.au The House of Assembly , or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Tasmanian Legislative Council Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House, Hobart Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart . Overview The Assembly ... is initiated in the House of Assembly. The party or coalition with the most seats in the lower house ... party will be passed by the House of Assembly. History border 1 cellpadding 6 cellspacing ... 30 1870 32 1885 36 1893 37 1900 35 1906 30 1959 35 1998 25 The House of Assembly was first established ... elections for the House of Assembly were held in October 1856. The House first met on 2 December 1856 in the area that is now the parliamentary members lounge. The first House had members elected ... Tasmanian Parliamentary Library Backgrounders Hansard ref On 21 September 2011, the Tasmanian House of Assembly was the first house of parliament to pass a motion calling on the Federal Government to Recognition ... collapse collapse bgcolor cccccc Party Seats held Percentage of Assembly colspan 14 Current House of Assembly ... of the Australian states and territories Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly References ... the number of seats in the House to 35 for the next state election. The three leaders signed an agreement ... more details
Politics of Zimbabwe The House of Assembly of Zimbabwe is the lower chamber of the country s bicameral Parliament of Zimbabwe Parliament . It was the unicameral legislative body from 1989 until late November 2005, when the Senate of Zimbabwe Senate was re introduced. Under the 1980 Constitution, 20 of the 100 seats in the House of Assembly were Reserved political positions reserved for the country s Whites in Zimbabwe white minority , although whites and other ethnic minorities made up only five per cent of the population. These seats were abolished in 1987. The Sixth Zimbabwean Parliament sixth House of Assembly , formed following Zimbabwe parliamentary election, 2005 elections held on 31 March 2005, had a total of 150 members. 120 members were directly elected in single member Constituency constituencies using the plurality or First past the post system. The President of Zimbabwe President appointed 12 additional members and 8 Provinces of Zimbabwe provincial governors who held reserved seats in the House. The remaining 10 seats were held by traditional chiefs who were chosen by their peers. All members served five year terms. A 2007 law, to take effect after the Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2008 2008 election , expanded the House of Assembly to 210 seats and made it a fully elected body. ref Carole Gombakomba, http voanews.com english Africa Zimbabwe 2007 11 01 voa45.cfm Zimbabwe s Mugabe Finalizes Constitutional Amendment On Elections , VOA News, November 1, 2007. ref ... Seventh House of Assembly was opened on August 26, 2008. Zimbabwean House of Assembly election, 2008 Lovemore Moyo is the current Speaker politics Speaker of the House of Assembly. Previous House of Assembly election results border 1 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style margin 1em 1em 1em 0 background ... Zimbabwean elections Category Government of Zimbabwe Category National lower houses Zimbabwe de House of Assembly Simbabwe pl Izba Zgromadzenia Zimbabwe ... more details
The House of Assembly Channel is a cable television channel broadcast throughout much of Newfoundland and Labrador , exclusively on cable. The channel first signed on the air on November 17, 2001. Programming The House of Assembly Channel broadcasts daily legislative proceedings from Newfoundland and Labrador whenever the House is sitting, as well as Saturday night Memorial University of Newfoundland Memorial Sea Hawks Sea Hawks men s and women s basketball home games, and any special programming produced by Memorial University of Newfoundland or Rogers TV and EastLink Television . First broadcast Because the fall sitting of the House of Assembly did not take place until November 19, the first program to be broadcast was on November 17 when the Memorial University of Newfoundland Memorial University Sea Hawks basketball teams played their first home game of the season against the Dalhousie University Dalhousie Tigers. Regional carriage inc tv The following is a list of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador that receive the House of Assembly Channel on Rogers Cable Botwood, Newfoundland and Labrador Botwood 9 Burnt Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador Burnt Islands 27 Carmanville, Newfoundland and Labrador Carmanville 25 Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador Corner Brook 62 Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador Deer Lake 12 Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador Gander 60 Grand Falls Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador Grand Falls Windsor 60 Isle aux Morts, Newfoundland and Labrador Isle aux Morts 26 Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador Musgrave Harbour 25 Wesleyville, Newfoundland ... the House of Assembly Channel on EastLink company EastLink Adam s Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador ... Wabush , the Community Recreation Rebroadcasting Service carries the House of Assembly Channel on channel 18. External links http www.assembly.nl.ca offices broadcast.htm House of Assembly ... in Canada Category Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly ... more details
Infobox Political post post Speaker body the Tasmanian House of AssemblyHouse of Assembly nativename insignia insigniasize insigniacaption department image alt incumbent Michael Polley Australian Labor Party ALP incumbentsince 6 October 1998 style The Honourable residence nominator nominatorpost appointer Elected by the Tasmanian House of Assembly appointerpost termlength inaugural Michael Fenton politician Michael Fenton formation 2 December 1856 last abolished succession deputy Brenton Best salary website The Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of Tasmania . The role of Speaker politics Speaker has traditionally been a partisan office, filled by the governing party of the time. Speakers of the Tasmanian House of Assembly border 1 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style border 1px solid aaa border collapse collapse bgcolor cccccc Member Party Term in Office Michael Fenton politician Michael Fenton None 2 December 1856 &ndash 8 May 1861 Robert Officer None 15 August 1861 &ndash 20 April 1877 Henry Butler politician Henry Butler None 24 April 1877 &ndash 21 July 1885 Alfred Dobson None 21 July 1885 &ndash 31 May 1887 Thomas Reibey None 12 July 1887 &ndash 30 April 1891 Nicholas John Brown None 7 July 1891 &ndash 2 December 1893 Stafford Bird Revenue Tariff Party Tasmania Revenue Tariff Party 28 February 1894 &ndash 8 March 1897 Nicholas John Brown None 9 March 1897 &ndash 22 September 1903 John Davies Australian politician John Davies Anti Socialist Party 29 September 1903 &ndash 27 December 1912 John Evans Australian politician John Evans Commonwealth Liberal Party Liberal Party 22 April 1913 &ndash 24 March 1914 ... House of Assembly ... links http www.parliament.tas.gov.au tpl datasheets HA Speakers Table.htm Speakers of the House of Assembly Parliament of Tasmania Presiding officers of Australian legislatures Category Lists of Speakers ... more details
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