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The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the bicameral legislative branch of Liberia, and together with the Senate comprises the Legislature of Liberia. The number of seats is fixed by law at 73, with each county being apportioned a number of seats based on its percentage of the national population.
Pages in category "Members of the House of Representatives of Liberia" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Liberia is the presiding officer of the legislature. In the current house, the speaker is elected by the house for the term of the legislature, six years. [1] The Speaker may be removed from their position by a two-thirds majority.
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The legislature of Liberia was modeled based on the United States Congress.It is bicameral in nature with a Senate and the House of Representatives.There are 15 counties in the country and based on the population, each county is defined to have at least two members, while the total number of members to the house including the Speaker of the House being 73.
Christianity is by far the most common faith in Liberia, with recent surveys showing Christians making up 83-86% of the population, up significantly from surveys in the 1980s. By contrast, Islam has declined slightly from 14-15% in the 1980s to 11-12% in recent surveys. Traditional religions and non-religious individuals have seen greater declines.
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J. G. MacManaway – British Unionist who was disqualified from sitting on Parliament due to his status as a priest; Church of Ireland priest; Jacob Mountain - Canadian Politician. Member of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada from 1793 - 1825 and a Member of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada from 1793-1825. 1st Anglican Bishop of Quebec.