Politics of Dominica The House of Assembly is the legislature of Dominica . It is established by Chapter III of the Constitution of Dominica , and together with the President of Dominica constitutes Dominica s Parliament . The House is unicameral , and consists of twenty one Representatives, nine Senators, and an ex officio member. The List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Dominica Speaker of the House becomes the thirty second member when chosen from outside the membership of the House. Representatives ... of the House of Assembly of Dominica Speaker of the House of Assembly , and was elected from outside the membership of the House. First elected on April 17, 2000, Knights is the longest to serve in that position. ref citation title Boyd Knights celebrates stint as longest serving House Speaker ... of Dominica is appointed from members of the House of Assembly. However, no more than three Senators may be members of the Cabinet. Representatives As of the Elections in Dominica election held on Dominican general election, 2009 18 December 2009 , the Dominica Labour Party holds 18 of the 21 directly elected seats, and the opposition United Workers Party Dominica United Workers Party holds ... of members of the House of Assembly of Dominica List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Dominica ... index.php?q node 13 title House of Assembly dominica.gov publisher Commonwealth of Dominica accessdate ... DEFAULTSORT House Of Assembly Of Dominica Category Government of Dominica Category Politics of Dominica Category National legislatures Dominica Category Unicameral legislatures Dominica de House of Assembly ... boycott of the House of Assembly, only five senators were initially appointed. ref name DLP senators ... of Assembly General Election 2009 Final Count author Electoral Office publisher Commonwealth of Dominica ... with the advice of the Prime Minister of Dominica prime minister and four with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition Dominica opposition leader . There is one ex officio member and the remaining ... more details
Politics of Dominica The Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica is responsible for the management and general administration of the House, ensuring that rules of procedure are followed. The Speaker is elected by the House of Assembly at its first sitting after a general election. A member of the House who is elected as Speaker can only vote to break ties a casting vote . If someone outside the membership of the House is elected as Speaker, they become a member, but cannot cast an original or casting vote. Louis Cools Lartigue , Order of the British Empire OBE , was Speaker of its predecessor, the Legislative Council. incompletelist date February 2011 class wikitable Name Start End G. A. Winston Eustace Francis Fred Degazon March 1977 December 1978 Pershing Waldron January 21, 1979 June 19, 1979 Eden Bowers June 19, 1979 August 1980 Marie Davies Pierre August 13, 1980 December 29, 1988 Crispin Sorhaindo September 16, 1989 October 24, 1993 Neva Edwards November 1, 1993 August 2, 1995 F. Osborne G. Symes August 3, 1995 April 16, 2000 Alix Boyd Knights April 17, 2000 Incumbent Sources Vernanda Raymond, Clerk, House of Assembly acting citation url http www.dominica.gov.dm cms index.php?q node 13 title House of Assembly publisher Commonwealth of Dominica accessdate 22 April 2010 . citation last Lawrence first Alick C. title The Constitution, The Government & You publisher Pont Casse Press date pages 40 41 isbn 0 9737347 5 2 DEFAULTSORT Speakers of the House of Assembly of Dominica Category Lists of legislative speakers Dominica Category Government of Dominica ... more details
The members of the House of Assembly of Dominica comprise 21 Representatives, 9 Senators, and the List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Dominica Speaker of the House . Expand list date February 2011 Political parties DLP Dominica Labour Party UWP United Workers Party Dominica United Workers Party 2010 present See also Dominica general election, 2009 . Representatives border 1 style border collapse ... reflist Use dmy dates date February 2011 Category Members of the House of Assembly of Dominica ... boycott of the House of Assembly, only five senators were initially appointed. ref name DLP senators ... display none Toulon span Ronald Toulon DLP Cottage, Dominica Cottage span style display none Austrie span Reginald Victor Austrie DLP Grand Bay, Dominica Grand Bay span style display none Charles span Justina Charles DLP La Plaine, Dominica La Plaine span style display none Saint Jean span Petter Saint Jean DLP Mahaut, Dominica Mahaut span style display none Blackmoore span Rayburn John Blackmoore DLP Marigot, Dominica Marigot span style display none James span Edison James UWP small Seat declared ... 100709 pmbriefsfri.shtml title BBC Caribbean News in Brief Opposition wins Dominica by election publisher ... be2010 title 2010 By Election Results Final Count author Electoral Office publisher Commonwealth of Dominica ..., Dominica Portsmouth span style display none Douglas span Ian Douglas politician Ian Douglas ... DLP Salisbury, Dominica Salisbury span style display none John span Hector John UWP small Seat declared ... . ref name byelection Sworn in as Leader of the Opposition Dominica Leader of the Opposition ... 09 25 date 20 July 2010 publisher Dominica Central . ref Salybia span style display none Granaeu span Ashton Graneau DLP Saint Joseph, Dominica St. Joseph span style display none Darroux, Kelver span Kelver Dwight Darroux DLP Soufri re, Dominica Soufri re span style display none Martin span Sam Edward ... position of Prime Minister of Dominica Prime Minister 8 January 2004. Wesley, Dominica Wesley span ... more details
, 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 ...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 Barbados House 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 ... 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
Government House , located in Roseau , was the official residence of the Governors of Dominica . The residence of the British governors of the island, and for a time the French, is situated on a low hill to the south of the commercial center of Roseau. Written accounts from the 1790s make mention of various plants and an avenue of trees in the grounds of Government House. The gardens here have suffered periodically from hurricanes . Many fine trees were destroyed by the main storms of the 20th century in 1916, 1930 and 1979. Sir William Young, 1st Baronet Sir William Young was sworn in as governor of Dominica on 14 November 1770. He was responsible for among other things, directing the construction of the first Government House which he built near the Fort Young . Once the official residence of the Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Queen s representative, this building is now home to the List of Presidents of Dominica President of Dominica . See also Government Houses of the British Empire References Reflist coord 15 17 47 N 61 23 6 W type landmark display title Category Official residences in Dominica Category Presidential palaces Category Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth Category Roseau Category Dominica United Kingdom 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
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 Barbados Barbados Speaker of the Barbados House of Assembly Speaker of the Barbados House 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 DominicaDominica 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
House of Assembly of DominicaHouse of Assembly , which consists of twenty one directly elected members ... of the House of Assembly. Unlike other former British colonies in the region, Dominica was never a Commonwealth ... assembly the following year. Following the abolition of slavery, in 1838 Dominica became ... long name Commonwealth of Dominica common name Dominica image flag Flag of Dominica.svg image coat Coats ... of Dominica Dominican ethnic groups black 86.8 br mixed 8.9 br Carib Amerindian 2.9 br white 0.8 br other 0.7 ref https www.cia.gov library publications the world factbook geos do.html Dominica ... of Dominica President leader name1 Nicholas Liverpool leader title2 Prime Minister of Dominica Prime ... 1&c 321&s NGDPD 2CNGDPDPC 2CPPPGDP 2CPPPPC 2CLP&grp 0&a title Dominica publisher International Monetary ... UN estimate. Dominica IPAc en icon d m n i k respell DOM i NEE k ref cite web url http inogolo.com pronunciation d202 Dominica title English Pronunciation Guide to the Names of People, Places, and Stuff How to pronounce Dominica publisher inogolo.com date accessdate 2010 09 09 ref lang fr Dominique Carib language Kali na Carib Lang car Wai tu kubuli , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica ... is Morne Diablotins , which has an elevation of Convert 1447 m . The Commonwealth of Dominica had a population of 71,293 at the 2011 Census. The capital is Roseau . Dominica has been nicknamed ... of Dominica national flag . Dominica s economy is heavily dependent on tourism, agriculture and heavy ... dominica in Latin , November 3, 1493. In the hundred years after Columbus s landing, Dominica ... as Europe an powers entered the region. France formally ceded possession of Dominica to the Great ... slaves occurred throughout the British Empire in 1834, and, in 1838, Dominica became the first British ... reassumed governmental control of Dominica, turning it into a Crown colony . Half a century later, from 1958 to 1962, Dominica became a province of the short lived West Indies Federation . In 1978 ... 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
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
of the government of DominicaHouse of Assembly of Dominica unicameral Judicial branch of the government ...double image right Flag of Dominica.svg 208 Coat of arms of Dominica.png 137 The Flag of Dominica The Coat of arms of Dominica Image LocationDominica.png thumb The location of Dominica Image DominicaMap.gif thumb An enlargeable relief map of the Commonwealth of Dominica See also Index of Dominica related articles The Dominica Commonwealth of Dominica IPAc en icon d m n i k respell dom i NEE k , commonly known as Dominica lang fr Dominique , is a List of sovereign states sovereign island ... https www.cia.gov library publications the world factbook geos do.html title Dominica work The World ... , its name means Sunday , which was the day on which it was discovered by Christopher Columbus . Dominica ... called French Dominica . However, its official language is English language English , though a Antillean Creole French creole is commonly spoken. Dominica has been nickname d the Nature Isle of the Caribbean ... , the island s national bird, is featured on the Flag of Dominica national flag . Dominica s economy ... of and topical guide to Dominica TOC limit limit 2 General Reference Image Dominica CIA WFB Map.png thumb An enlargeable basic map of Dominica International Phonetic Alphabet Pronunciation IPAc en icon d m n i k respell dom i NEE k Common English country name Dominica Official English country name The Commonwealth of Dominica Common endonym s List of countries and capitals in native ... s Etymology Name of Dominica ISO country codes DM, DMA, 212 ISO region codes See ISO 3166 2 DM Internet country code top level domain .dm Geography of Dominica image Topography Map thumb An enlargeable topographic map of Dominica Main Geography of DominicaDominica is a Nation state country Location ... UTC 04 Extreme points of Dominica High Morne Diablotins convert 1447 m ft 0 abbr on Low Caribbean Sea 0 m Land boundaries none Coastline 148 km Population of Dominica 67,000 List of countries by population ... 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
Infobox legislature name The Honourable the House of Assembly of Barbados in Parliament assembled coa pic coa res 110px coa pic session room Barbados House 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 party1 election1 15 January 2008 next election January 2013 leader2 type Leader of Parliament Leader leader2 John D. E. Boyce party2 Democratic Labour Party Barbados Democratic Labour Party DLP election2 12 February 2008 leader3 type Opposition parliamentary Leader of the Opposition leader3 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 general election, 2008 15 January 2008 next election1 no later than January 2013 meeting place 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 MPs , MPs are directly elected in single member Constituency constituencies using the simple majority or First past the post system for a term of five years. The Barbadian House of Assembly ... . The List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Barbados Speaker of the House becomes the thirty ... style text align left 1956 15 4 4 1 External links http www.barbadosparliament.com the house of assembly.php House of Assembly DEFAULTSORT House Of Assembly Of Barbados Category Government of Barbados Category National lower houses Barbados Category Westminster system de House of Assembly Barbados ... 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
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