Legislative Assembly of Montserrat

Legislative Assembly of Montserrat

Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	2011
Preceded by	Legislative Council
Leadership
Speaker	Charliena White since 20 December 2020
Premier	Easton Taylor-Farrell, MCAP since 19 November 2019
Leader of the Opposition	Paul Lewis, PDM since 2019
Structure
Seats	9 seats

Political groups	His Majesty's Government Movement for Change and Prosperity (5) His Majesty's Loyal Opposition People's Democratic Movement (3) Independent (1) Others Ex-officio (2)
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large voting
Last election	18 November 2019
Next election	TBC
Website
www.parliament.ms

Politics of Montserrat


Sovereign Charles III Governor Sarah Tucker Premier Easton Taylor-Farrell Legislative Assembly Speaker Political parties Elections Parishes
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The Legislative Assembly is the legislature of Montserrat. A unicameral body, it has nine elected members.

History

The Legislative Assembly was established following the promulgation of a new constitution in 2011, replacing the Legislative Council.^[1] The first elections to it were held in 2014, and the most recent being in 2019.

Electoral system

The nine members of the Legislative Assembly are elected in a single constituency, with voters having the opportunity to vote for up to nine candidates under plurality-at-large voting.

References

↑ General Election Results - 8 September 2009 Caribbean Elections

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United Kingdom (UK)

Sovereign	Parliament of the United Kingdom House of Commons House of Lords
Devolved	Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Dependent territories

Crown Dependencies	Bailiwick of Guernsey¹ dependencies: Alderney Sark Jersey Isle of Man House of Keys Legislative Council
Overseas Territories	Akrotiri and Dhekelia Anguilla Bermuda House of Assembly Senate British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Gibraltar Montserrat Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha² South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Turks and Caicos Islands

Miscellaneous

¹ "Bailiwick-wide" legislation passed in the States of Guernsey applies not only in Guernsey, but also in Alderney and Sark, with the consent of their governments.
² Although Island Councils for Ascension and Tristan da Cunha exist, they are purely consultative. Legislation is enacted by the Governor, although this power is normally exercised on their behalf by an Administrator.

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Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Falkland Islands Greenland Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Pierre and Miquelon Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands US Virgin Islands

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History

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