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General elections were held in the British Virgin Islands on 24 April 2023. [1] The governing Virgin Islands Party (VIP) remained the largest party in the House of Assembly but lost its majority resulting in a hung parliament. [2] [3]
The first relates to the controversial Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2014, which was criticised both within the British Virgin Islands [38] and aboard [39] as an attack on press freedom. Amendments to the legislation to permit "public interest" publication of information somewhat mollified those criticisms.
This is a list of speakers and deputy speakers of the House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands (formerly named the Legislative Council). Speakers are traditionally appointed from outside the House. The Deputy Speaker is normally a former elected member of the House, and only exercises function when the Speaker is not available.
The House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands, until 2007 known as the Legislative Council, [1] has 15 members: 13 directly elected for four-year terms (nine in single-seat constituencies and four "at large"), and two ex officio members (the Attorney General and a Speaker chosen from outside the house).
This is a list of episodes for The Daily Show, a late-night talk and satirical news television program airing on Comedy Central, during 2023. [1] This was the first year since the departure of host Trevor Noah, who took his leave from the show after 7 years on December 8, 2022. [2]
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24 April - 2023 British Virgin Islands general election: Citizens of the British Virgin Islands elect the 13 members of the House of Assembly. [5] No party won an overall majority but the incumbent Virgin Islands Party (VIP) won the most seats. Discussions to form a coalition ensued. [6]
House of Assembly building in Road Town. The High Court sits upstairs. The British Virgin Islands elects on territorial level a legislature.The House of Assembly (formerly Legislative Council) has 15 members, 13 members elected for a four-year term, 9 of them in single-seat constituencies and 4 at large, one ex officio member and one speaker chosen from outside the council.