Parliament of Vanuatu

Parliament of Vanuatu Palamen blong Vanuatu Parlement du Vanuatu
13th Parliament
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	July 1980
Preceded by	New Hebrides Representative Assembly
Leadership
Speaker	Seoule Simeon, LM since 15 June 2021
Prime Minister	Charlot Salwai, RMC since 6 October 2023
Leader of the Opposition	Bob Loughman, Vanua'aku Pati since 4 November 2022
Structure
Seats	52 members
Political groups	UMP (7)   VP (7)   RMC (5)   LPV (5)   GJP (4)   RDP (4)   NUP (3)   IG (3)   PPP (3)   VNDP (2)   LM (1)   Nagriamel (1)   PUDP (1)   VPDP (1)   UCM (1)   NCM (1)   VLM (1)   NM (1)   Independents (1)
Elections
Voting system	Single non-transferable vote
Last election	13 October 2022
Next election	2026
Meeting place
Port Vila
Website
parliament.gov.vu

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The Parliament of Vanuatu (Bislama: Palamen blong Vanuatu; French: Parlement du Vanuatu) is the unicameral legislative body of the Republic of Vanuatu.

It was established by chapter 4 of the 1980 Constitution, upon Vanuatu's independence from France and the United Kingdom.^[1]

The functioning of Parliament is derived from the British Westminster system, and includes the principle of parliamentary supremacy, within the limits of the Constitution. The President, as a figurehead, may not veto parliamentary legislation, unless he considers it may be contrary to the Constitution, in which case he may refer it to the Supreme Court, and veto it only if the Supreme Court declares it to be contrary to the Constitution. Parliament is composed of fifty-two members, directly elected by citizens from multi-member constituencies for a four-year term.^[1][2]

Parliament elects the Prime Minister from among its members. Members of Parliament are also, along with the presidents of Regional Councils, members of the electoral college which elects the President, for a five-year term.^[2]

The current Speaker of the Parliament is the Hon. Seoule Simeon who has held the position since June 2021.