House of Representatives (Grenada)
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 |
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FJ Archibald | 1963 | 1966 |
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Surname | Taking office | Term expires |
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FJ Archibald | 1966 | 1967 |
Speakers of the House of Representatives
Surname | Taking office | Term expires |
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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
- ↑ JamaciaObserver.com: Mitchell leads NNP to historic victory in Grenada
- ^ The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth . 1966.
- ^ The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth . 1966.
- ^ The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth . 1968.
- ^ The Parliamentarian . 1973.
- ↑ ufdc.ufl.edu 2020-06-24.
- ^ The Parliamentarian . 1973.
- ↑ ufdc.ufl.edu 2020-06-24.
- ↑ ufdc.ufl.edu 2020-06-24.
- ^ The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth . 1980.
- ↑ Europa World Year Book 1985.
- ↑ spiceislander.com . 2020-06-24.
- ↑ cpahq.org 2020-06-24.
- ↑ gov.gd 2020-06-24.