the draft constitution of the commonwealth of grenada

Parliament – the
National Assembly
Tenure of National
Assembly
Qualifications for
membership of
National Assembly
CHAPTER V
THE LEGISLATURE
56. The legislative authority of the Commonwealth of
Grenada shall vest in a Parliament, which shall be known as the
National Assembly, and which shall consist of such number of
Members directly elected in accordance with this Constitution
every fifth year by the People of the several constituencies, and of
such other number of Members as may be determined by law, and
who shall be selected by the leaders of the respective political
parties contesting a general election on the basis of the proportion
of the popular votes each political party receives at that election.
57. The National Assembly shall continue for five years
from the date of its first sitting and shall then stand dissolved until
its first sitting after a general election.
58.(1) A person shall not be qualified to be elected to serve
as a member of the National Assembly, whether directly or on the
proportion of the popular vote his or her political party has
received at a general election, unless that person
(a) is a citizen of Grenada, or has been a citizen
of Grenada for not less than five years
immediately preceding the date of election;
(b) has attained the age of eighteen years; and
(c) has been resident in Grenada for not less
than five years immediately preceding the
date of election.
(2) A person shall not be qualified to serve as a member
of the National Assembly if that person
(a)
(b)
(c)
owes voluntary allegiance, obedience, or
adherence to a foreign power or state; save
and except where that foreign power or state
to which a citizen of Grenada owes
voluntary allegiance is a constitutional
democracy, with which Grenada shares
diplomatic relations and an unsurpassing
commitment to democratic governance and
the rule of law and respect for the basic
human rights and dignity of the individual
person, and that citizen has been resident in
Grenada for not less than five years
immediately preceding the date of election;
is an undischarged bankrupt, having been
adjudged or otherwise declared bankrupt
under any law in force in Grenada or in any
other country;
is certified to be insane or otherwise
adjudged to be of unsound mind under any
law in force in Grenada or any other country;
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