New Hebrides Representative Assembly
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The New Hebrides Representative Assembly was a unicameral legislature in New Hebrides Condominium from 1975 to 1980. It was the first elected legislative arm in the condominium.
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Founded | 1975 |
Disbanded | 1980 |
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The Representative Assembly replaced the unelected advisory council. It had initially 42 members,[1] and the 1975 elections with universal suffrage allowed Melanesians to participate for the first time. In addition to the members elected by universal suffrage also other interest groups elected members.[2] The first meeting of the assembly took place in July 1976.[3] The British and the French resident commissioners had override veto power over assembly decisions.
New Hebrides became an internally self-governing in January 1978.[4] The Parliament of Vanuatu took over all functions of the Representative Assembly upon Vanuatu's independence in July 1980.