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House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands

Index House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands

The House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands, until 2007 known as the Legislative Council, 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). [1]

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Andrew Fahie

Andrew Alturo Fahie (born 7 August 1970) is a politician and leader of the opposition Virgin Islands Party in the British Virgin Islands.

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Anegada

Anegada is the northernmost of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands.

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Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy is a legal status of a person or other entity that cannot repay debts to creditors.

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Belonger status

Belonger status is a legal classification normally associated with British Overseas Territories.

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British Virgin Islands

The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially simply "Virgin Islands", are a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico.

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British Virgin Islands Assembly elections, 1735

Assembly elections were held in the British Virgin Islands in 1735.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 1950

The British Virgin Islands general election, 1950 was the first election held in the British Virgin Islands after the decision to restore the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 1954

The British Virgin Islands general election, 1954 was a general election held in the British Virgin Islands in 1954 for seats on the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 1957

The British Virgin Islands general election, 1957 was a general election held in the British Virgin Islands in 1957 for seats on the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 1960

The British Virgin Islands general election, 1960 was a general election held in the British Virgin Islands on 11 October 1960 for seats on the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 1963

The British Virgin Islands general election, 1963 was a general election held in the British Virgin Islands on 28 November 1963 for seats on the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 1967

The British Virgin Islands general election, 1967 was held in the British Virgin Islands on 14 April 1967.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 1971

The British Virgin Islands general election, 1971 was held in the British Virgin Islands on 2 June 1971.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 1975

The British Virgin Islands general election, 1975 was held in the British Virgin Islands on 1 September 1975.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 1979

The British Virgin Islands general election, 1979 was held in the British Virgin Islands on 12 November 1979.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 1983

The British Virgin Islands general election, 1983 was held in the British Virgin Islands on 11 November 1983.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 1986

The British Virgin Islands general election, 1986 was a "snap" election held in the British Virgin Islands on 17 November 1986.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 1990

The British Virgin Islands general election, 1990 was held in the British Virgin Islands on 12 November 1990.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 1995

The British Virgin Islands general election, 1995 was held in the British Virgin Islands on 20 February 1995.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 1999

The British Virgin Islands general election, 1999 was held in the British Virgin Islands on 17 May 1999.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 2003

The 2003 general election was held in the British Virgin Islands on 16 June 2003.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 2007

The British Virgin Islands general election, 2007 was held in the British Virgin Islands on 20 August 2007.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 2011

The British Virgin Islands general election, 2011 was held in the British Virgin Islands on 7 November 2011.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 2015

The British Virgin Islands general election, 2015 was a general election held in the British Virgin Islands on 8 June 2015 to elect members to the House of Assembly.

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British Virgin Islands general election, 2019

The British Virgin Islands general election, 2019 is a future election scheduled to be held in the British Virgin Islands during 2019 under the Constitution.

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Capital punishment

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a government-sanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime.

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Constitution of the British Virgin Islands

The Constitution of the British Virgin Islands is a predominantly codified constitution documented primarily within the Virgin Islands Constitution Order, 2007 a statutory instrument of the United Kingdom.

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Domicile (law)

In law, domicile is the status or attribution of being a lawful permanent resident in a particular jurisdiction.

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Electoral district

An electoral district, (election) precinct, election district, or legislative district, called a voting district by the US Census (also known as a constituency, riding, ward, division, electoral area, or electorate) is a territorial subdivision for electing members to a legislative body.

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Ex officio member

An ex officio member is a member of a body (a board, committee, council, etc.) who is part of it by virtue of holding another office.

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George Suckling

George Suckling was a lawyer who was appointed to be the first Chief Justice of the British Virgin Islands in 1776.

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Hamilton Lavity Stoutt

Hamilton Lavity Stoutt (7 March 1929 – 14 May 1995) was the first and longest serving Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands, winning five general elections (1967, 1979, 1986, 1991 and 1995) and serving three non-consecutive terms of office from 1967 to 1971, again from 1979 to 1983 and again from 1986 until his death in 1995.

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Hansard

Hansard is the traditional name of the transcripts of Parliamentary Debates in Britain and many Commonwealth countries.

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Ingrid Moses-Scatliffe

Ingrid Moses-Scatliffe (born 20 October 1969) is a lawyer and politician in the British Virgin Islands.

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Insanity

Insanity, craziness, or madness is a spectrum of both group and individual behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns.

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James Purcell

James Purcell (25 November 1874 – 5 November 1953) was an Australian businessman of the early 20th century, mainly active in the dairy industry on the Darling Downs in Queensland.

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Jost Van Dyke

Jost Van Dyke (sometimes colloquially referred to as JVD or Jost) is the smallest of the four main islands of the British Virgin Islands, measuring roughly.

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Julian Fraser

Julian Fraser (born 5 July 1950), is a politician who belongs to the opposition Virgin Islands Party in the British Virgin Islands (although he has announced his intention to leave the party and form a new party for the next general election).

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Kedrick Pickering

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List of Governors of the Leeward Islands

This is a list of Governors of the Leeward Islands from the creation of the colony in 1671 until the Federation of the West Indies was formed in 1958.

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List of newspapers in the British Virgin Islands

This is a list of newspapers in the British Virgin Islands.

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List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands

List of Speakers and Deputy Speakers of the House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands (formerly named the Legislative Council).

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Motion of no confidence

A motion of no confidence (alternatively vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, or (unsuccessful) confidence motion) is a statement or vote which states that a person(s) in a position of responsibility (government, managerial, etc.) is no longer deemed fit to hold that position, perhaps because they are inadequate in some respect, are failing to carry out obligations, or are making decisions that other members feel are detrimental.

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Myron Walwyn

Myron Walwyn (born February 22, 1972) is the Minister of Education and Culture and a Territorial At-Large Representative of the British Virgin Islands He was elected as an "at-large" representative in the 2011 British Virgin Islands general election, garnering 4,605 votes, the 2nd highest number of votes in the election.

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National Democratic Party (British Virgin Islands)

The National Democratic Party (or NDP) is a political party in the British Virgin Islands.

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Orlando Smith

Dr Daniel Orlando Smith, OBE (born 28 August 1944) is the current Premier of the British Virgin Islands.

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Premier of the Virgin Islands

The Premier of the Virgin Islands is the head of government for the British Virgin Islands.

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Ralph Payne, 1st Baron Lavington

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Road Town

Road Town, located on Tortola, is the capital of the British Virgin Islands.

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Salt Island, British Virgin Islands

Salt Island is one of the islands of the archipelago of the British Virgin Islands located about 4.7 miles south east (151 degrees true) of Road Town, the main town on Tortola.

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Sir George Thomas, 1st Baronet

Sir George Thomas, 1st Baronet (died 1774) was an English colonial government official, who served as Governor of the Leeward Islands.

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Snap election

A snap election is an election called earlier than expected.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The Virgin Islands Official Gazette

The Virgin Islands Official Gazette is the government gazette of the British Virgin Islands.

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Tortola

Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands.

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Ultra vires

Ultra vires is a Latin phrase meaning "beyond the powers".

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United States Virgin Islands

The United States Virgin Islands (USVI; also called the American Virgin Islands), officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, is a group of islands in the Caribbean that is an insular area of the United States located east of Puerto Rico.

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Virgin Gorda

Virgin Gorda is the third-largest (after Tortola and Anegada) and second most populous of the British Virgin Islands (BVI).

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Virgin Islands Party

The Virgin Islands Party (VIP) is a political party in the British Virgin Islands.

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Redirects here:

BVI House of Assembly, British Virgin Islands House of Assembly, British Virgin Islands Legislative Council, House of Assembly of the BVI, House of assembly of the british virgin islands, Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands, Legislature of the British Virgin Islands, Parliament of the British Virgin Islands.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Assembly_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands

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