House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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The House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a unicameral legislature
that serves as the legislative body for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
.
The House has a total of 21 members. 15 represent single member constituencies and are elected using plurality voting, also known as "first past the post". The remaining six are known as Senators, and are appointed by the Governor-General. Four senators are appointed to represent the government
and two to represent the opposition
.
The most recent elections
to the House of Assembly were held on 13 December 2010. The incumbent Unity Labour Party
(ULP) was returned to office winning eight out of 15 seats. The New Democratic Party
(NDP) won the remaining seven seats.
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
that serves as the legislative body for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....
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The House has a total of 21 members. 15 represent single member constituencies and are elected using plurality voting, also known as "first past the post". The remaining six are known as Senators, and are appointed by the Governor-General. Four senators are appointed to represent the government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
and two to represent the opposition
Opposition (parliamentary)
Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. Note that this article uses the term government as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning the administration or the cabinet rather than the state...
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The most recent elections
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines general election, 2010
Parliamentary elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 13 December 2010. The date of these elections was announced at the Calliaqua Playing Field by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves on 14 November 2010. It was also announced that parliament would be dissolved on 15 November and...
to the House of Assembly were held on 13 December 2010. The incumbent Unity Labour Party
Unity Labour Party
The Unity Labour Party is a democratic socialist political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Currently the governing party, it is led by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves.-History:...
(ULP) was returned to office winning eight out of 15 seats. The New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent)
The New Democratic Party is a conservative political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The party is led by Arnhim Eustace, and is currently the official opposition in the House of Assembly.-History:...
(NDP) won the remaining seven seats.