Parliament of Nauru

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The Parliament of Nauru is the unicameral national legislature of the Republic of Nauru, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Parliament of Nauru canonical 31
Legislative Council of Nauru 1
Legislative branch of Nauru 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
alsoKnownAs Nauru Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Nauru
composition elected members only
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Nauru
country Nauru
electoralDistricts multi-member constituencies
elects President of Nauru
foundationDate 1968
foundedAfter independence of Nauru
governingDocument Standing Orders of the Parliament of Nauru
hasCommittee Constitutional Review Committee
Public Accounts Committee
hasNumberOfHouses 1
houseType unicameral
jurisdiction Republic of Nauru
linked to: Nauru
leaderTitle Speaker of the Parliament
legislativeBranchOf Government of Nauru
legislatureType Westminster-style parliament
location Yaren District
meetingPlace Parliament House, Yaren District
minimumAgeOfMembers 20 years
numberOfMembers 19
officialLanguage English
Nauruan
oversightMechanism parliamentary committees
questioning of ministers
power amendment of laws
approval of treaties
enactment of statutes
precededBy Legislative Council of Nauru
linked to: Parliament of Nauru
responsibility approval of the national budget
electing the President of Nauru
lawmaking
oversight of the government
representation of the people of Nauru
sessionType plenary sessions
termLength 3 years
typeOfGovernmentSystem parliamentary republic
votingEligibility citizens of Nauru meeting legal requirements
votingSystem Dowdall system
votingSystemType preferential voting
website https://www.naurugov.nr/parliament-of-nauru.aspx

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

Nauru legislature Parliament of Nauru
Yaren District hosts Parliament of Nauru
Yaren District hasLegislature Parliament of Nauru
President of Nauru appointedBy Parliament of Nauru
President of Nauru electedBy Parliament of Nauru
President of Nauru legislativeBody Parliament of Nauru
President of Nauru canBeRemovedBy Parliament of Nauru
President of Nauru officeCreatedAlongWith Parliament of Nauru
Parliament of Nauru precededBy Legislative Council of Nauru
linked to: Parliament of Nauru
Parliament of Nauru alsoKnownAs Nauru Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Nauru
Government of Nauru legislativeBranch Parliament of Nauru
Government of Nauru electedBy Parliament of Nauru
Public Accounts Committee (Nauru) partOf Parliament of Nauru
subject linked to: Public Accounts Committee
Public Accounts Committee (Nauru) legislativeBranch Parliament of Nauru
subject linked to: Public Accounts Committee
Public Accounts Committee (Nauru) reportsTo Parliament of Nauru
subject linked to: Public Accounts Committee
Constitutional Review Committee partOf Parliament of Nauru
Constitutional Review Committee reportsTo Parliament of Nauru
Yaren Constituency hasLegislativeBody Parliament of Nauru
Yaren Constituency electsToBody Parliament of Nauru
Yaren Constituency hasLegislature Parliament of Nauru
Nauru Parliament House usedBy Parliament of Nauru
Nauru Parliament House operatedBy Parliament of Nauru
Constitution of Nauru establishesLegislature Parliament of Nauru
Judiciary of Nauru separateFrom Legislative branch of Nauru
linked to: Parliament of Nauru
Minister for Finance of Nauru memberOf Parliament of Nauru
Minister for Finance of Nauru reportsTo Parliament of Nauru
Nauru legislature Parliament of Nauru
subject linked to: Naoero
Cabinet of Nauru accountableTo Parliament of Nauru