House of Representatives of Jamaica

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The House of Representatives of Jamaica is the elected lower chamber of the country’s bicameral Parliament, responsible for making laws and representing the Jamaican people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body ⓘ
lower house of parliament ⓘ
abbreviation MPs ⓘ
billsRequire assent of the Governor-General ⓘ
budgetaryPower control of public finances ⓘ
canBeDissolvedBy Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ
canRemoveGovernmentBy vote of no confidence ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Jamaica ⓘ
constitutionalMonarchRepresentedBy Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ
country Jamaica ⓘ
dissolutionOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Jamaica ⓘ
electoralAuthority Electoral Office of Jamaica ⓘ
electoralDistricts single-member constituencies ⓘ
established 1962 ⓘ
establishedInContextOf independence of Jamaica ⓘ
governmentFormedBy party or coalition with majority of seats ⓘ
hasCommitteeSystem yes ⓘ
houseType lower house ⓘ
introduces money bills ⓘ
jurisdiction Jamaica ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
largestPartiesTypically Jamaica Labour Party ⓘ
People's National Party ⓘ
legislativeChamberOf Parliament of Jamaica ⓘ
legislativeProcess passes bills ⓘ
meetingCity Kingston ⓘ
meetingCountry Jamaica ⓘ
meetingPlace Gordon House ⓘ
membersCalled Members of Parliament ⓘ
membersElectedBy universal adult suffrage ⓘ
membersMayBelongTo political parties ⓘ
moneyBillsPrimarilyHandledBy House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
numberOfHousesInParliament 2 ⓘ
numberOfMembers 63 ⓘ
otherChamber Senate of Jamaica ⓘ
oversightFunction scrutiny of the executive ⓘ
partOf Parliament of Jamaica ⓘ
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives ⓘ
replaced Legislative Council of Jamaica ⓘ
responsibleTo electorate of Jamaica ⓘ
role makes laws ⓘ
represents the Jamaican people ⓘ
supervises Cabinet of Jamaica ⓘ
termLength 5 years ⓘ
typeOfLegislature Westminster-style parliament ⓘ
votingSystem first-past-the-post ⓘ
website https://www.japarliament.gov.jm ⓘ

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Jamaica → lowerHouse → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Senate of Jamaica → canBeDissolvedWith → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Senate of Jamaica → relatedChamber → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
House of Representatives of Jamaica → moneyBillsPrimarilyHandledBy → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Parliament of Jamaica → hasComponent → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Parliament of Jamaica → hasHouse → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Parliament of Jamaica → lowerHouse → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Jamaican Constitution of 1962 → createsBody → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Jamaica Labour Party → hasParliamentaryGroupIn → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Cabinet of Jamaica → hasChamber → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Leader of the Opposition of Jamaica → appointedFrom → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Gordon House → houses → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
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Government of Jamaica → lowerHouse → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
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Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jamaica → appointedBy → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
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Public Accounts Committee of Jamaica → legislativeChamber → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Public Accounts Committee of Jamaica → reportsTo → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Premier of Jamaica → legislativeBody → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
House of Assembly of Jamaica → replacedBy → modern House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: House of Representatives of Jamaica
Jamaica → lowerHouse → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
subject linked to: Island of Jamaica
Portia Simpson-Miller → parliamentaryBody → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
JLP → legislativeBodyContested → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Jamaican general election, 1944 → legislativeBodyElected → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Jamaican general election, 1962 → legislativeBodyElected → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Jamaican general election, 1980 → legislativeBodyElected → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Jamaican general election, 2007 → legislativeBody → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Jamaican general election, 2007 → elects → Members of Parliament of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: House of Representatives of Jamaica
Jamaican general election, 2016 → legislativeBody → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Jamaican general election, 2020 → legislativeBodyElected → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Opposition in the House of Representatives of Jamaica → legislativeBody → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Official Opposition of Jamaica → hasChamber → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
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Chamber of the House of Representatives (Jamaica) → meetingPlaceOf → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
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Politics of Jamaica → lowerHouse → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Gordon House, Kingston, Jamaica → occupant → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Gordon House, Kingston, Jamaica → legislativeBody → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Standing Orders of the House of Representatives of Jamaica → appliesTo → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Standing Orders of the House of Representatives of Jamaica → adoptedBy → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Monarchy of Jamaica → parliamentConsistsOf → House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ