Nobles' Representatives

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Nobles' Representatives are members of Tonga’s Legislative Assembly chosen from among the hereditary nobility to represent their interests in the national parliament.

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Nobles' Representatives canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga ⓘ
parliamentary role ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution Government of Tonga ⓘ
Tongan monarchy ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
chamberType unicameral legislature ⓘ
coexistsWith Members appointed by the King of Tonga ⓘ
People's Representatives of Tonga ⓘ
constitutionalStatus entrenched in Tongan constitution ⓘ
country Tonga ⓘ
electorateType nobility constituency ⓘ
eligibleVoters hereditary nobles of Tonga ⓘ
governingDocument Constitution of Tonga ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch of Tonga ⓘ
hasElectoralBasis noble titles recognized under Tongan law ⓘ
hasOppositeNumber commoner representatives in Tonga ⓘ
historicalContinuity derived from traditional Tongan chiefly system ⓘ
jurisdiction Kingdom of Tonga ⓘ
linked to: Tonga
languageOfTerm English ⓘ
legalSystemContext constitutional monarchy of Tonga ⓘ
legislativeFunction participation in law‑making ⓘ
representation of noble interests ⓘ
scrutiny of the executive ⓘ
levelOfGovernment national legislature ⓘ
localNameLanguage Tongan ⓘ
memberOfCategory members of national legislatures ⓘ
noble representatives ⓘ
notElectedBy general population of Tonga ⓘ
partOf Legislative Assembly of Tonga ⓘ
politicalCultureContext traditional chiefly hierarchy of Tonga ⓘ
politicalRightExercised vote in the Legislative Assembly of Tonga ⓘ
politicalRole link between traditional nobility and modern state ⓘ
politicalSystemContext hereditary and elected representation ⓘ
mixed representation system ⓘ
region Oceania ⓘ
Polynesia ⓘ
representationBasis hereditary noble status ⓘ
represents Tongan hereditary nobles ⓘ
representsClass aristocracy of Tonga ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority national ⓘ
seatType reserved seats in the Legislative Assembly of Tonga ⓘ
selectionMethod elected by hereditary nobles ⓘ
termUsedIn Tongan constitutional law ⓘ
typeOfConstituency functional constituency ⓘ

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Legislative Assembly of Tonga → hasMemberCategory → Nobles' Representatives ⓘ