Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands

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The Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands is the unicameral parliament and primary law‑making body of this British Overseas Territory, composed of elected representatives and responsible for enacting local legislation and overseeing the government.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body ⓘ
parliament ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
linked to: Cayman Islands
composedOf elected members ⓘ
constitutionalStatus legislature of a British Overseas Territory ⓘ
country Cayman Islands ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
elects Premier of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly ⓘ
establishedBy constitution of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
follows Westminster‑style parliamentary practices ⓘ
governmentType parliamentary system ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver domestic legislation in the Cayman Islands ⓘ
hasFunction approve the budget of the Cayman Islands government ⓘ
debate public policy ⓘ
scrutinize government actions ⓘ
hasHouseType lower house style single chamber ⓘ
hasLeaderType Premier of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly ⓘ
hasMeetingPlace Legislative Assembly Building, George Town ⓘ
hasMemberType elected representatives ⓘ
hasNumberOfHouses 1 ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
hasVotingSystem first‑past‑the‑post voting ⓘ
headOfGovernmentSelectedBy Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
isPartOf Westminster parliamentary tradition ⓘ
jurisdiction Cayman Islands ⓘ
legalSystemContext common law system of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
legislativeType unicameral ⓘ
legislatureFor Cayman Islands ⓘ
locatedIn Cayman Islands ⓘ
George Town ⓘ
Grand Cayman ⓘ
numberOfMembers 19 ⓘ
oversees Cabinet of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
partOf government of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
political system of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
passes laws of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
responsibleTo electorate of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
role enacts local legislation ⓘ
oversees the government of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
primary law‑making body of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
subordinateTo Crown in right of the United Kingdom ⓘ
supervises executive branch of the Cayman Islands ⓘ

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Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 → establishes → Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
George Town → isSeatOf → Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly ⓘ
linked to: Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands Government → hasLegislativeBranch → Parliament of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
linked to: Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands
George Town, Grand Cayman → isSeatOf → Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
Cabinet of the Cayman Islands → membersDrawnFrom → Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
Cabinet of the Cayman Islands → membersDrawnFrom → Parliament of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
linked to: Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands
Cabinet of the Cayman Islands → reportsTo → Parliament of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
linked to: Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands
Premier of the Cayman Islands → nominatedBy → Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
Premier of the Cayman Islands → nominatedBy → Parliament of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
linked to: Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands
Premier of the Cayman Islands → reportsTo → Parliament of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
linked to: Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands
Premier of the Cayman Islands → reportsTo → Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands → headOfGovernmentSelectedBy → Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
Parliament of the Cayman Islands → hasFormerName → Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
Parliament of the Cayman Islands → hasMembers → Members of Parliament of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
linked to: Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands
office of the Premier of the Cayman Islands → nominatedBy → Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
office of the Premier of the Cayman Islands → reportsTo → Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
office of the Premier of the Cayman Islands → associatedWith → Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
Council of Ministers (Cayman Islands) → reportsTo → Parliament of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of Ministers / Cabinet
linked to: Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands
Council of Ministers (Cayman Islands) → collectiveResponsibilityTo → Parliament of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of Ministers / Cabinet
linked to: Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands
Bill of Rights, Freedoms and Responsibilities → bindingOn → Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
Electoral Boundary Commission → worksWith → Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
Electoral Boundary Commission → reportsTo → Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
Cayman Islands (Constitution) Order 1972 → definesOffice → Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
Cayman Islands (Constitution) Order 1972 → establishes → Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
Cayman Islands Constitution (Amendment) Order 2020 → appliesTo → Cayman Islands Legislature ⓘ
linked to: Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands archipelago → legislature → Parliament of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
linked to: Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands