Council of Representatives of Bahrain

E596504

The Council of Representatives of Bahrain is the elected lower house of the country’s National Assembly, responsible for legislating and overseeing the government.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lower house of parliament
alsoKnownAs Chamber of Deputies of Bahrain
arabicName مجلس النواب البحريني
buildingType parliament building
chamberOf bicameral legislature
constitutionalMonarch King of Bahrain
constitutionalRole represents the people in the legislative process
constitutionalStatus lower chamber of the National Assembly
country Bahrain
createdBy Constitution of Bahrain
electoralBody citizens of Bahrain
electoralCycle parliamentary elections every four years
electoralEligibility adult Bahraini citizens meeting legal requirements
establishedInYear 2002
governmentSystemContext constitutional monarchy
hasCommittee financial and economic affairs committee
foreign affairs committee
legislative committees
hasPower amend legislation
approve state budget
initiate no-confidence procedures
propose legislation
question ministers
ratify international agreements (subject to constitutional procedures)
houseType elected
jurisdiction Kingdom of Bahrain
linked to: Bahrain
languageOfProceedings Arabic
legalBasis 2002 Constitution of Bahrain
legislativeFunction enacts laws
meetsAt Council of Representatives building in Manama
meetsIn Bahrain
Manama
numberOfMembers 40
oversightFunction oversees the government
partOf National Assembly of Bahrain
predecessor National Assembly of Bahrain (1973–1975)
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker
region Middle East
relationshipToMonarch shares legislative authority with the King
relationshipToUpperHouse shares legislative authority with the Consultative Council
sessionType plenary sessions
subregion Persian Gulf
termLength 4 years
upperHouse Consultative Council of Bahrain
votingSystem single-member constituencies
two-round system

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Constitution of Bahrain providesFor Council of Representatives of Bahrain
Bahrain Island hasParliamentBuilding Council of Representatives (Bahrain)
linked to: Council of Representatives of Bahrain
Council of Representatives of Bahrain arabicName مجلس النواب البحريني
linked to: Council of Representatives of Bahrain
Council of Representatives of Bahrain alsoKnownAs Chamber of Deputies of Bahrain
linked to: Council of Representatives of Bahrain
National Assembly of Bahrain hasComponent Council of Representatives of Bahrain
National Assembly of Bahrain hasLowerHouse Council of Representatives of Bahrain
Shura Council of Bahrain coLegislativeBodyWith Council of Representatives of Bahrain
Shura Council of Bahrain worksWith Council of Representatives of Bahrain