House of Representatives (Grenada)

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The House of Representatives of Grenada ( House of Representatives ) is the lower house in the bicameral system of Grenada .

The parliament consists of a Senate (thirteen members) and a House of Representatives (fifteen members). While the senators are appointed by the government and the opposition, the 15 members of the House of Representatives are directly elected by the population for five-year terms in 15 single-electoral districts. Citizens of the Commonwealth of Nations residing in Grenada aged 18 and over are eligible to vote and vote .

elections

The elections on February 19, 2013 were won by the New National Party , which had been opposition and conservative, and received all 15 seats. The previously ruling National Democratic Congress thus came away empty-handed. The NNP also won all seats in the 2018 parliamentary election.

Previous election results

December 7, 1976: Grenada United Labor Party (GULP) 9; People's Alliance 6

December 3, 1984 : New National Party (NNP) 14; Grenada United Labor Party (GULP) 1

March 13, 1990: National Democratic Congress (NDC) 7; Grenada United Labor Party (GULP) 4; National Party (NP) 2; New National Party (NNP) 2

June 20, 1995: New National Party (NNP) 8; National Democratic Congress (NDC) 5; Grenada United Labor Party (GULP) 2

January 18, 1999: New National Party (NNP)

November 27, 2003: New National Party (NNP) 8; National Democratic Congress (NDC) 7

July 8, 2008: National Democratic Congress (NDC) 11; New National Party (NNP) 4

February 19, 2013: New National Party (NNP) 15;

March 13, 2018: New National Party (NNP) 14; Independent 1

Speaker of Parliament

Speaker of the Legislative Council

Surname Taking office Term expires
FJ Archibald 1963 1966

Speaker of the House of Assembly

Surname Taking office Term expires
FJ Archibald 1966 1967

Speakers of the House of Representatives

Surname Taking office Term expires
Hon. George ED Clyne 1967 1973
Hon. RCP Moore 1973 June 1976
Hon. Allison Reason July 1976 1979
In abeyance (vacant) 1979 1984
Hon. Hudson Scipio 1984 February 1990
Hon. Marcel Peters April 1990 June 1995
Hon. Sir Curtis Strachan 1995 January 1, 2003
Hon. George McGuire January 17, 2003 October 29, 2003
Hon. Sir Lawrence Albert Joseph January 9, 2004 June 3, 2008
Hon. George McGuire August 30, 2008 January 9, 2013
Hon. Michael Pierre March 27, 2013

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ JamaciaObserver.com: Mitchell leads NNP to historic victory in Grenada
  2. ^ The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth . 1966.
  3. ^ The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth . 1966.
  4. ^ The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth . 1968.
  5. ^ The Parliamentarian . 1973.
  6. ↑ ufdc.ufl.edu 2020-06-24.
  7. ^ The Parliamentarian . 1973.
  8. ↑ ufdc.ufl.edu 2020-06-24.
  9. ↑ ufdc.ufl.edu 2020-06-24.
  10. ^ The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth . 1980.
  11. ↑ Europa World Year Book 1985.
  12. ↑ spiceislander.com . 2020-06-24.
  13. ↑ cpahq.org 2020-06-24.
  14. ↑ gov.gd 2020-06-24.