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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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