Speaker of the National Assembly

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The Speaker of the National Assembly is the presiding officer responsible for overseeing debates, maintaining order, and ensuring parliamentary rules are followed in the legislature of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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Speaker of the National Assembly canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
appointedBy National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
branch legislative branch of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
can call members to order ⓘ
name members who persistently disregard the rules ⓘ
order the removal of disorderly members from the chamber ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
country Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
electedBy members of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
ensures fair opportunity for members to speak ⓘ
observance of rules of procedure ⓘ
hasDuty ensuring that proceedings comply with the Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
ensuring that proceedings comply with the Standing Orders of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
hasFunction announcing results of votes ⓘ
certifying bills passed by the National Assembly ⓘ
deciding who may speak during debates ⓘ
protecting the rights of both government and opposition members ⓘ
representing the National Assembly in its relations with the Governor-General ⓘ
representing the National Assembly in its relations with the executive ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver members of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis during sittings ⓘ
isPartOf Westminster-style parliamentary tradition ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
legislativeBody National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
locationOfOffice Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
linked to: Basseterre
mayBeChosenFrom members of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
officeHoldersTitle Speaker ⓘ
officeType non-judicial constitutional office ⓘ
oversees administration of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
voting procedures in the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
partOf parliamentary system of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
presidesOver debates in the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
requires impartiality in presiding over debates ⓘ
knowledge of parliamentary procedure ⓘ
responsibleFor enforcing standing orders ⓘ
ensuring parliamentary rules are followed ⓘ
interpreting standing orders ⓘ
maintaining order in the chamber ⓘ
overseeing debates ⓘ
roleIn legislature of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
sitsIn National Assembly Chamber of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
style Madam Speaker ⓘ
Mr. Speaker ⓘ
linked to: Mister Speaker
symbolizes authority of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
worksWith Clerk of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ

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National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis → includesOffice → Speaker of the National Assembly ⓘ