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The Parliament of Grenada is the bicameral legislative body of Grenada. It is composed of the monarch and two chambers : the Senate and the House of Representatives . It operates from the New Houses of Parliament in St. George's .
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.
HM Opposition (NNP): 4 seats . Independent: 1 seat. Summary. Description English: House of ... House of Representatives (Grenada) Parliament of Grenada;
The New Parliament Building in St. George's, Grenada is the home of the Parliament of Grenada. It was built to replace York House, the previous Parliament building, which was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. [1] [2] The new building is situated on Mount Wheldale, overlooking the city of St. George's and its bay. [3]
New Prime Minister Tillman Thomas formed a government after narrowly losing by one seat to Mitchell's NNP in the November 2003 election. In elections held on February 19, 2013, Keith Mitchell's NNP swept all fifteen parliamentary seats. [1] This historic victory was a repeat of the 1999 elections in which the NNP also swept all 15 seats.
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The House of Representatives has 15 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies. The Senate has 13 appointed members. Grenada has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
The view on 17 February 2012 from Immaculate Conception Cathedral. Parliament House on Church Street. York House, also known as Parliament House, was a landmark in St. George's and the home of the Parliament of Grenada from the 19th century until it was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. [1]