House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines information
Unicameral legislature of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
9th Vincentian Assembly
Type
Type
Unicameral
Houses
House of Assembly
Leadership
Monarch
Charles III
Governor-General
Susan Dougan
Speaker
Rochelle Forde, ULP since 20 November 2020
Prime Minister
Ralph Gonsalves, ULP since 28 March 2001
Leader of the Opposition
Godwin Friday, NDP since 18 November 2016
Structure
Seats
21 members (+1 speaker)
House political groups
His Majesty's Government (10)
ULP (10)
His Majesty's Loyal Opposition (6)
NDP (6)
Senators (6)
Pro-government senators (4)
Pro-opposition senators (2)
Elections
House voting system
Plurality voting for MPs. All senators are appointed by the Governor-General.
Last House election
5 November 2020
Website
assembly.gov.vc/assembly/
The House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the unicameral legislature of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The Vincentian monarch and the House of Assembly constitute the Parliament of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The House has a total of 23 members:[1]
Fifteen represent single member constituencies and are elected using plurality voting, also known as "first past the post".
Six are known as senators, and are appointed by the Governor-General. Four senators are appointed to represent the government and two to represent the opposition.
One member is the attorney-general, who is appointed
One member is the speaker, who is elected by the government members of the House, in consultation with the leader of the opposition.[1]
The most recent elections to the House of Assembly were held on 05 November 2020. The incumbent Unity Labour Party (ULP) was returned to office for an unprecedented fifth consecutive term, winning nine (9) out of fifteen (15) seats.[2] The New Democratic Party (NDP) won the remaining six seats and formed the opposition.[2]
^ abAssembly homepage
^ ab"ULP wins 5 in a row – iWitness News". www.iwnsvg.com. 6 November 2020.
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