House of Representatives (Grenada)

Lower house of the legislature of Grenada

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House of Representatives

11th Parliament
Type
Type|

Lower House

of the Parliament of Grenada

History
Founded| 1967 (1967)
Leadership

Speaker

Leo Cato
since 31 August 2022

Prime Minister

Dickon Mitchell, NDC
since 24 June 2022

Leader of the Opposition

Emmalin Pierre, NNP
since 21 February 2025

Structure
Seats| 16

Political groups

His Majesty's Government (10)

* NDC (10)

His Majesty's Opposition (4)

* NNP (4)

Other opposition (1)

* Independent (1)

Presiding Officer

* Speaker (1)

Elections

Voting system

| First-past-the-post

First election

| February 1925 (as Legislative Council)

Last election

| 23 June 2022

Next election

| On or before 31 August 2027
Meeting place
New Houses of Parliament
Parliament Hill - Mt. Wheldale
St. George's
Grenada
Website
grenadaparliament.gd

Politics of Grenada

Executive

* Monarch (list)

King Charles III
* Governor-General (list)

Dame Cécile La Grenade
* Prime Minister

Dickon Mitchell

Legislative

* Parliament

Senate

President
House of Representatives

Speaker
* Leader of the Opposition

Elections

* Political parties
* Recent elections

* General: 2013
* 2018
* 2022

Administrative divisions (parishes)

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister: Oliver Joseph

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Grenada

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* Nationality law
* Passport
* Visa requirements
* Visa policy

* Other countries

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The House of Representatives of Grenada is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral parliament. Together with the upper chamber, the Senate, it meets in the New Houses of Parliament in the capital St. George's.

The House of Representatives has a total of 16 members. 15 are directly elected to five-year terms from single member constituencies using the first-past-the-post system. Final seat is held by the Speaker of the House, who is not an elected member, but sits ex officio following their election to the post by the 15 elected members.

## Roles

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### Relationship with the government

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Although the House of Representatives does not formally elect the prime minister, under the provisions of the constitution the prime minister is answerable to the House, and therefore must maintain the support of a majority of its members. In this way, the position of the parties in the House is an overriding importance. Thus, whenever the office of prime minister falls vacant, the governor-general appoints the person who has the support of the house, or who is most likely to command the support of the house. This being normally the leader of the largest party in the house,while the leader of the second-largest party becomes the leader of the Opposition.

The House may at any time indicate its lack of confidence in the government by passing a motion of no confidence. When a government has lost the confidence of the House, the prime minister is expected either to resign, making way for another MP who can command confidence, or advise the governor-general to dissolve Parliament, thereby precipitating a general election. A prime minister who does not resign or advise a dissolution within 3 days after a successful no confidence vote will be dismissed from office by the governor-general.

The constitution sets the term of Parliament as five years. The prime minister can, however, choose to at any earlier time advise the governor-general to dissolve Parliament.

### Legislative functions

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Bills may be introduced in either house of Parliament, though bills of importance generally originate in the House of Representatives. The supremacy of the House is ensured by its sole responsibility of maintaining confidence in the government and being the only chamber where money bills can be introduced.

## History

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The House of Representatives has its origins in the colonial-era Legislative Council. A wholly appointed body during the period of Crown Colony rule after 1877, the first elections to the Legislative Council under universal suffrage were held following constitutional reforms in 1925, which introduced 5 elected seats on the 16-member council.

The modern House of Representatives came into being in 1967 when Grenada achieved full internal self-government as an Associated State of the United Kingdom. Largely modelled on the British House of Commons, the chamber remained mostly unchanged following the grant of full independence in 1974.

### Meeting place

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The House of Representatives currently meets in the Parliament chamber at the New Houses of Parliament, which was completed in 2018. Prior to this, the House had met in the Grenada Trade Centre since 2004, following the destruction of York House, which had housed the House of Representatives and its predecessors since 1801.

## Members of the House of Representatives

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### 2022 to present

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Political Party[1] | Member | Constituency

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NDC | Honourable Dickon Mitchell – Prime Minister | St. David
NDC | Honourable Philip Telesford \- Leader of Government Business | St. George South East
NDC | Honourable Lennox Andrews | St. Andrew South West
NDC | Honourable Andy Williams | St. George South
NDC | Honourable Tevin Andrews | Carriacou and Petite Martinique
NDC | Honourable Ron Redhead | St. George North East
NDC | Honourable Kerryne James | St. John
NDC | Honourable Dennis Cornwall | St. Patrick East
NDC | Honourable Joseph Andall | St. Patrick West
NDC | Honourable Delma Thomas | St. Andrew North West
NNP | Dr The Right Honourable Keith Mitchell | St. George North West
NNP | Honourable Emmalin Pierre \- Leader of His Majesty's Opposition | St. Andrew South East
NNP | Honourable Clarice Modeste-Curwen \- Deputy Speaker of the House | St. Mark
NNP | Honourable Kate Lewis | St. Andrew North East
Inp. | Honourable Peter David | Town of St. George
Speaker | Honourable Leo Cato | None (Speaker of the House of Representatives)

## See also

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* Senate of Grenada – the upper chamber of Parliament
* History of Grenada
* List of national legislatures
* List of speakers of the House of Representatives of Grenada

## References

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1. ^ "House of Representatives (Lower House) | Grenada Parliament". Grenada Parliament. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

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Lower houses of national legislatures

Federal|

* Argentina
* Australia
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Brazil
* Canada
* Ethiopia
* Germany
* India
* Malaysia
* Mexico
* Nepal
* Nigeria
* Pakistan
* Russia
* Somalia
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Switzerland
* United States

Unitary|

* Algeria
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Bahrain
* Barbados
* Belarus
* Belize
* Bhutan
* Bolivia
* Burundi
* Cambodia
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Chile
* Colombia
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Czech Republic
* Dominican Republic
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eswatini
* France
* Gabon
* Grenada
* Haiti
* Indonesia
* Ireland
* Italy
* Ivory Coast
* Jamaica
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
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* Morocco
* Myanmar
* Namibia
* Netherlands
* Oman
* Palau
* Paraguay
* Philippines
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* Romania
* Rwanda
* Saint Lucia
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* Spain
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Togo
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United Kingdom
* Uruguay
* Uzbekistan
* Yemen
* Zimbabwe

Dependent and
other territories|

* American Samoa
* Bermuda
* Isle of Man
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Puerto Rico

Non-UN states|

* Somaliland

Defunct|

* Cuba
* Fiji
* Guyana
* Hungary
* Kingdom of Ireland
* Irish Free State
* South Korea
* Nicaragua
* Northern Ireland
* Peru
* Portugal (Kingdom)
* Portugal (Republic)
* Sweden
* Venezuela

Related|

* Bicameralism
* Unicameralism
* Tricameralism
* Multicameralism
* List of abolished lower houses
* List of legislatures by country

* National upper houses
* National bicameral legislatures
* National unicameral legislatures

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