Legislative Assembly of Montserrat

Legislative Assembly of Montserrat
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	2011
Preceded by	Legislative Council
Leadership
Speaker	since 20 December 2020
Governor of Monserrat	Andrew Pearce since 1 February 2018
Premier	Easton Taylor-Farrell, MCAP since 19 November 2019
Leader of the Opposition	Paul Lewis, PDM since 2019
Structure
Seats	9 seats
Political groups	As of 2019 Government:   MCAP (5) Opposition:   PDM (3)   Independent (1) Ex officio:   (2)
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large voting
Last election	18 November 2019
Next election	TBC

Politics of Montserrat
Sovereign Elizabeth II Governor Andrew Pearce Premier Easton Taylor-Farrell Legislative Assembly Speaker Political parties Elections Parishes
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The Legislative Assembly is the legislature of Montserrat. A unicameral body, it has nine elected members.

History[]

The Legislative Assembly was established following the promulgation of a new constitution in 2011, replacing the Legislative Council.^[1] The first elections to it were held in 2014, and the most recent being in 2019.

Electoral system[]

The nine members of the Legislative Assembly are elected in a single constituency, with voters having the opportunity to vote for up to nine candidates under plurality-at-large voting.

See also[]

• List of Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Montserrat

References[]

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