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Lower house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature
Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
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Type
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Vice Speaker
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Majority Leader
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Minority Leader
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Seats
| 20
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Political groups
| Majority Caucus
(16)
Minority Caucus
(4)
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Last election
| November 8, 2022
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Next election
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The
Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
is the
lower house
of the
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature
.
In the 2007 election cycle, the CNMI House membership was increased from 18 to 20. Representatives serve two-year terms and are elected from seven election districts:
The
Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
is chosen by the House from among its members.
[1]
Composition of the House of Representatives
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Affiliation
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Party
(Shading indicates majority/plurality)
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Total
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Republican
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Independent
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Democratic
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Covenant
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Vacant
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End of 18th Legislature
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4
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12
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0
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4
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20
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0
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19th Legislature
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7
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13
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0
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0
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20
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0
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20th Legislature
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15
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5
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0
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0
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20
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0
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21st Legislature
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13
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7
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0
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0
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20
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0
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Begin 22nd Legislature
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9
[a]
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1
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2
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8
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0
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20
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0
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July 23, 2021
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8
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19
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1
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October 16, 2021
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9
[b]
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20
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0
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23rd Legislature
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3
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1
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12
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4
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0
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20
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0
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Latest voting share
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20%
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80%
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Leadership
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At the start of the 23rd Commonwealth Legislature, Villagomez was reelected as speaker while
Joel Castro Camacho
was elected vice-speaker and
Edwin Propst
was elected floor leader.
[3]
[4]
On January 13, 2023, the four-member minority elected
Patrick Hofschneider San Nicolas
as minority leader.
[5]
Office
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Representative
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Party
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Speaker of the House
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Edmund Villagomez
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Independent
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Vice Speaker
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Joel Castro Camacho
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Independent
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Majority Leader
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Edwin Propst
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Democratic
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Minority Leader
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Patrick Hofschneider San Nicolas
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Republican
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Members of the 23rd Legislature
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In the 2020 general election for the 22nd Legislature, the
Republican Party
won nine seats, a resurgent
Democratic Party
won eight seats, and three seats were won by independents. Two of those independents, Edmund Joseph Sablan Villagomez and Donald Manalang Manglona, are aligned with the Democratic Party while Joseph Flores is aligned with the Republican Party.
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On July 23, 2021, the death of Republican 3rd district representative
Ivan A. Blanco
created a vacancy, to be filled in an October 16 special election.
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Democrat
Corina Magofna
won the special election, flipping the seat.
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In the 2022 elections for the 23rd Legislature, independents made significant gains, reducing the number of Democrats and Republicans in the House. However, 12 of the 13 independents formed a coalition government with the 4 Democrats.
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Past composition of the House of Representatives
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See also
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References
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N.M.I. Const. art. II, § 14(b).
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"Democrats take control of CNMI House of Representatives"
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Radio New Zealand
. Auckland, New Zealand. January 14, 2021.
Archived
from the original on February 16, 2021
. Retrieved
January 16,
2021
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Bautista Esmores, Kimberly (January 9, 2023).
"Villagomez re-elected House speaker"
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Saipan Tribune
. Retrieved
January 9,
2023
.
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"23rd Commonwealth Legislature Directory"
(PDF)
. CNMI Legislature. January 12, 2023. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on January 20, 2023
. Retrieved
January 19,
2023
.
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Erediano, Emmanuel T. (January 13, 2023).
"San Nicolas is House minority leader"
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Marianas Variety
. Retrieved
February 1,
2023
.
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De La Torre, Ferdie (December 17, 2020).
"Majority in 22nd House a toss-up"
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Saipan Tribune
. Retrieved
January 3,
2021
.
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Commonwealth Election Commission, "Proclamation - Special Election for the Third Election District (Precint 3)," August 19, 2021
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"Magofna Wins Northern Mariana Islands Special Election"
. 18 October 2021.
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Sablan, Jesus I. (Chair) (November 11, 2022).
"Official General Election Results"
. Commonwealth Election Commission. Archived from
the original
on December 27, 2022
. Retrieved
January 9,
2023
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Notes
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One Republican voted with the Democratic?Independent coalition to elect the speaker of the House.
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A special election for Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives District 3 was called for October 16, 2021 after the seat became vacant after Ivan A. Blanco (R) died while in office on July 23, 2021. Corina L. Magofna (D) won.
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