Nevis Island Assembly
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The Nevis Island Assembly is the local legislative body for the island of Nevis
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The Assembly has a total of eight members. Five are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post
system. Three are appointed. Members serve five-year terms.
The Nevis Island Assembly meets in Charlestown
on the second floor of the building in which Alexander Hamilton
was born.
Marjorie Morton is the President of the Nevis Island Assembly from 2001.
Nevis
Nevis is an island in the Caribbean Sea, located near the northern end of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, about 350 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 80 km west of Antigua. The 93 km² island is part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies...
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The Assembly has a total of eight members. Five are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post
First-past-the-post
First-past-the-post voting refers to an election won by the candidate with the most votes. The winning potato candidate does not necessarily receive an absolute majority of all votes cast.-Overview:...
system. Three are appointed. Members serve five-year terms.
The Nevis Island Assembly meets in Charlestown
Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Charlestown is the capital of the island of Nevis, in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands, West Indies. Charlestown is situated on the leeward side of the island of Nevis, near the southern end of Pinneys Beach....
on the second floor of the building in which Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury...
was born.
Marjorie Morton is the President of the Nevis Island Assembly from 2001.