Bougainville House of Representatives
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The Bougainville House of Representatives is the
Structure
All elected members are chosen via Instant-runoff voting. Each of the 33 constituencies defined under Part 8 of the Constitution elects a single member to the House. Additionally, the North Bougainville District, South Bougainville District and Central Bougainville District each elect a woman representative and a former combatant representative who fought with the Bougainville Revolutionary Army during Bougainville's armed struggle for independence from Papua New Guinea. A 41st representative, the Speaker, is appointed externally by the elected members.[1][2]
Representatives of Bougainville who have been elected to the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea are allowed many of the same privileges as members of the Bougainville House of Representatives; but they may not: introduce motions, vote, or be counted towards a quorum. However, they are allowed to attend meetings of the House where they take part in debates and other proceedings.[1]
Speakers
The Speaker is not an elected member of the House of Representatives, and is elected by a vote by the members.[3]
Speaker | Term | Notes |
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Nick Peniai | 2005 – 2008 | |
Francesca Semoso | 2008 – 22 January 2009 | |
Andrew Miriki | 22 January 2009 – 15 June 2015 | [4] |
Simon Pentanu | 15 June 2015 – present | [5] |
Members
- Members of the Bougainville House of Representatives, 2010–2015
- Members of the Bougainville House of Representatives, 2015–2020
- Members of the Bougainville House of Representatives, 2020–2025
References
- ^ a b "Constitution of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville 2004".
- ^ "Bougainville's unique parliamentary structure". Bougainville 24. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Parliament".
- ^ "Miriki new speaker in PNG's Bougainville parliament". Radio New Zealand. 22 January 2009.
- ^ "Hon. Simon Pentanu". 18 June 2018.
- ^ "2nd Autonomous Bougainville Government House of Representatives". New Dawn on Bougainville. 9 June 2010.
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