República de Grenada
Republic of Grenada
Sistema Electoral Electoral System
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National Executive (1)
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Composition
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Prime Minister
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Election System
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Elected by a majority of the House of
Representatives
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Duration of Term
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Maximum of five years after formation
of government
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Term Limits
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None
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Upper House of National Assembly -
Senate (2)
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Composition
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13 Senators
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Election System
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10 Senators appointed by the Governor-General
on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, and 3 chosen
on the recommendation of the Leader of the Opposition
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Duration of Term
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Duration of parliament; maximum of 5 years
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Term Limits
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No term limits
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Lower House of the National Assembly
- House of Representatives (3)
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Composition
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16 members
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Election System
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Elected through plurality in single member
districts
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Duration
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Maximum of five years
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Term Limits
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No term limits
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State / Province (4)
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Grenada does not have a Provincial level
of Government. After the National level, Grenada is subdivided
into 6 parishes and 1 dependency (Carriacou and Petite Martinique).
Local government in the form of a city council is currently
in the process of being implemented in the islands of Carriacou
and Petite Martinique, giving the residents there more say
in local affairs.
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| District magnitude for PR districts? |
N/A
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| Threshold for PR seats |
N/A
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| Voting legally compulsory? |
No
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| Gender quotas? |
No
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| Quotas for minority representation? |
No
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| Is remote voting possible? |
No
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| Concurrent Elections? |
Concurrent elections of Prime Minister,
Senate, and House at least every five years
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(1) Grenada's Constitution, Article 58.
(2) Grenada's Constitution, Article 24.
(3) Grenada's Constitution, Article 32 and official website of the government of Grenada
(4) Official website of the government of Grenada and CIA World Factbook
Source / Fuente: Grenada's Constitution, Grenada's government, CIA World Factbook