Parliament of Sint Maarten

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The Parliament of Sint Maarten is the unicameral legislative body of the constituent country of Sint Maarten within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliament ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ
can amend legislation ⓘ
approve legislation ⓘ
pass motions of no confidence ⓘ
propose legislation ⓘ
question ministers ⓘ
constitutionalStatus legislature of a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
country Sint Maarten ⓘ
electoralSystemType party-list proportional representation ⓘ
electoralTermLength 4 years ⓘ
electorateIncludes Dutch nationals resident in Sint Maarten ⓘ
established 2010 ⓘ
establishedAfter dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles ⓘ
foundationDate 10 October 2010 ⓘ
governedBy Constitution of Sint Maarten ⓘ
hasCommitteeType ad hoc committees ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle President of Parliament ⓘ
hasMinimumAgeForMembers 18 ⓘ
hasNumberOfHouses 1 ⓘ
hasNumberOfMembers 15 ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage Dutch ⓘ
hasPower initiate constitutional amendments subject to Kingdom procedures ⓘ
hasWorkingLanguage Dutch ⓘ
English ⓘ
houseType unicameral ⓘ
jurisdiction Sint Maarten ⓘ
legislativeBranchOf Government of Sint Maarten ⓘ
locatedIn Philipsburg ⓘ
Sint Maarten ⓘ
meetsFrequency throughout the year in regular and extraordinary sessions ⓘ
meetsIn Philipsburg ⓘ
meetsInBuilding Parliament House of Sint Maarten ⓘ
meetsUnder parliamentary rules of procedure of Sint Maarten ⓘ
membersElectedBy universal suffrage ⓘ
oversees Council of Ministers of Sint Maarten ⓘ
partOf Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
primaryFunction government oversight ⓘ
lawmaking ⓘ
relatedTo Council of State of the Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
replaced Island Council of Sint Maarten ⓘ
responsibleFor approving the national budget ⓘ
ratifying international agreements where required by law ⓘ
supervises implementation of laws by the executive ⓘ
typeOfBody representative democratic institution ⓘ
votingSystem proportional representation ⓘ

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Sint Maarten → hasLegislature → Parliament of Sint Maarten ⓘ
Parliament of Sint Maarten → meetsInBuilding → Parliament House of Sint Maarten ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of Sint Maarten
coat of arms of Sint Maarten → usedBy → Parliament of Sint Maarten ⓘ
Government of Sint Maarten → coexistsWith → Parliament of Sint Maarten ⓘ
Government of Sint Maarten → accountableTo → Parliament of Sint Maarten ⓘ
Constitution of Sint Maarten → establishes → Parliament of Sint Maarten ⓘ
Island Council of Sint Maarten → replacedBy → Parliament of Sint Maarten ⓘ