House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands | |
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| 5th House of Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Sovereign | Monarch of the United Kingdom |
| Established | 1950 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | Corine George-Massicote since 26 May 2022 |
Speaker | Stacy Mather, Progressive Virgin Islands Movement since 18 May 2023 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 15 |
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Political groups | Government (7)
Opposition (6) Ex officio (2)
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| Elections | |
| FPTP (9), plurality block voting (4), ex officio members (2) | |
Last election | 24 April 2023 |
| Meeting place | |
| Richard C. Stoutt Building, Road Town, Tortola | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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| Foreign relations |
The House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands, until 2007 known as the Legislative Council,[1] has 15 members: 13 directly elected for four-year terms (nine in single-seat constituencies and four "at large"), and two ex officio members (the Attorney General and a Speaker chosen from outside the house).[2]
Sittings of the House of Assembly are divided into "terms" with each term following from a general election. The House of Assembly is presently sitting its fourth term, but the first term of the House of Assembly followed the 15th term of the old Legislative Council. Accordingly, in aggregate the legislature is sitting its 19th term since the restoration of democracy in the Territory. Each term has a series of "sittings". At the end of each sitting the House is either prorogued until the next sitting, or dissolved for a general election.
The Corine George-Massicote was elected Speaker of the House on 26 May 2022.[3] The official record is Hansard.
- ^ The Virgin Islands (Constitution) Order 1976 Archived 3 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine (SI 1976/2145), as amended by 1979/1603, 1982/151, 1991/2871 and 1994/1638
- ^ The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007 (SI 2007/1678)
- ^ "Corine George-Massicote sworn in as new Speaker of HOA". 26 May 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.