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THE LEGISLATURE
The National Assembly
46. There shall be a National Assembly, comprising a House
of Representatives and a Senate.
The House of Representatives
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47.
The House of Representatives shall consist of members
elected in the manner prescribed by the Representation of
the People Ordinance. The basic principles regarding the
right to vote and the Elections and Boundaries Commission
will be included in the Constitution. If the person elected
as Speaker is not a member of the House, then by virtue of
holding the office of Speaker, he shall be a member of
the House.
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48.
The National Assembly of Belize constituted on the day
prior to the day of the independence of Belize shall continue
and remain the National Assembly for the remainder of the term
of office for which it was elected and shall enjoy all the
powers and perform all the duties in this Constitution granted..
and imposed upon the National Assembly of Belize as if it had
been elected hereunder.
49. After independence the Elections and Boundaries Commission
shall, after considering the position in the whole of Belize,
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SAMALEI "make proposals from time to time for dividing the country into
constituencies in a manner which will ensure that each elected
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member represents a constituency comprising no less than 2,000
registered voters and no more than 3,000 until the number of
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