House of Assembly (Anguilla)
unicameral legislature of Anguilla
The House of Assembly is the unicameral legislature of Anguilla. It has 13 members, 7 members in single-seat constituencies, 4 members representing the island at-large and 2 ex officio members. Anguilla has a multi-party system.
History
Originally Anguilla had representation as part of the Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Legislative Council. Due to the Anguillans objecting to the union, they declared independence as the Republic of Anguilla in 1967. British control was restored in 1969. In 1976, a new constitution was issued for Anguilla by the British government which provided for a twelve member House of Assembly while they could remain a British colony. The House of Assembly would replace the preexisting seven member Legislative Council and the number in the new House were also reduced to seven elected members. It would also have two appointed members and a speaker, as well as the Attorney General of Anguilla, Chief Secretary and Financial Secretary having seats ex-officio. The first ever election to the House of Assembly in 1976 was won by Ronald Webster and his People's Progressive Party taking six of the seven seats.
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