Monarchy of Jamaica

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The Monarchy of Jamaica is the constitutional system in which Jamaica recognizes a hereditary sovereign as head of state, represented locally by the governor-general within its parliamentary democracy.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Monarchy of Jamaica canonical 3
The Crown in right of Jamaica 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy ⓘ
system of government ⓘ
capitalCity Kingston ⓘ
ceremonialFunctionsInclude appointing ministers on advice of the prime minister ⓘ
granting royal assent to legislation ⓘ
summoning and dissolving Parliament on advice of the prime minister ⓘ
ceremonialRoleOfMonarch symbolic head of state ⓘ
commanderInChiefPowersExercisedBy Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ
commanderInChiefTitle King of Jamaica ⓘ
constitutionalRole non-partisan head of state ⓘ
constitutionalStatus hereditary monarchy ⓘ
country Jamaica ⓘ
dayToDayDutiesPerformedBy Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ
establishedOnIndependenceFrom United Kingdom ⓘ
executivePowerExercisedBy Cabinet of Jamaica ⓘ
executivePowerExercisedInNameOf Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ
King of Jamaica ⓘ
governmentForm parliamentary democracy ⓘ
governorGeneralAppointedBy King of Jamaica ⓘ
governorGeneralAppointedOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Jamaica ⓘ
headOfStateTitle King of Jamaica ⓘ
independenceDate 1962-08-06 ⓘ
internationalOrganizationContext Commonwealth realm ⓘ
linked to: Commonwealth realms
judicialAuthorityInNameOf King of Jamaica ⓘ
legalFoundation Constitution of Jamaica ⓘ
legislativePowerExercisedBy Parliament of Jamaica ⓘ
monarchResidenceInUK Buckingham Palace ⓘ
Windsor Castle ⓘ
monarchStyle His Majesty ⓘ
King of Jamaica ⓘ
nationalLanguageContext English-speaking monarchy ⓘ
parliamentConsistsOf House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
King of Jamaica ⓘ
Senate of Jamaica ⓘ
politicalSystemType Westminster system ⓘ
primeMinisterAppointedBy Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ
primeMinisterAppointmentBasis confidence of the House of Representatives ⓘ
representedInJamaicaBy Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ
republicDebateStatus subject of ongoing republicanism debates in Jamaica ⓘ
sharesMonarchWith Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
other Commonwealth realms ⓘ
successionLaw hereditary succession ⓘ
successionPrinciple primogeniture ⓘ
symbolizes continuity of the Jamaican state ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King’s House, Kingston → associatedWithInstitution → Monarchy of Jamaica ⓘ
King’s House, Kingston → associatedWith → Monarchy of Jamaica ⓘ
The Right Excellent → conferredBy → The Crown in right of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Monarchy of Jamaica