Jamaica

House of Representatives

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Administration

Parliamentary and State budget

Legal document(s) specifying parliament’s power over its budget
Constitution
Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget
The Executive
Decision-making about the maximum amount of the parliamentary budget
Parliament decides the maximum amount of the budget
Decision-making about the allocation of the parliamentary budget
The Executive can request Parliament to modify the budget allocation
National currency
Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
92.350
(2023)
Parliament’s budget, per year
1,492,637,000 JMD
(2023)
Parliament’s budget, per year in PPP
20,244,636
(2023)
Offices included in the parliamentary budget
Ombudsman
Budget for the chamber
804,226,000 JMD
(2023)
Chamber budget, per year in PPP
10,247,528
There is a separate budget for each chamber in a bicameral parliament
Yes
(2023)
State budget, per year
1,021,672,645,000 JMD
(2023)
Proportion of the State budget devoted to parliament, per year
0.001
(2023)

Parliamentary staff

The parliamentary administration is independent from the government
Yes
Parliament has control over the recruitment of parliamentary staff
No
There is one or more gender equality policy that applies to the parliamentary administration
No
Links to gender equality policies
No information available
Number of staff employed by the parliament (FTE)
81
(2023)
Not applicable. The staff work for the entire parliament.
Yes

Secretary General

Authority that selects the Secretary General
Bureau/Parliamentary board
Chamber/Parliament votes to approve the selection of the Secretary General
No
Length of term of the Secretary General
No fixed term
Previous occupation of the current Secretary General
Parliamentary staff

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No