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The House of Assembly is the lower chamber.It consists of 39 members (known as members of parliament), elected from individual constituencies for five-year terms. [3] As under the Westminster system, the government may dissolve the parliament and call elections at any time.
The Cabinet constitutes the executive branch and has general direction and control of the Government of The Bahamas. It is necessary for the Cabinet to comprise at least nine Ministers inclusive of the Prime Minister and Attorney General. All Ministers are Members of Parliament of either the House of Assembly or the Senate. The number of ...
1 Members. Toggle Members subsection. ... The 14th Bahamian Parliament is the current sitting of the Parliament of The Bahamas. [1]
Parliament of the Bahamas, located in downtown Nassau. The House of Assembly consists of 38 members, elected from individual constituencies for five-year terms. As under the Westminster system, the government may dissolve the parliament and call elections at any time. The House of Assembly performs all major legislative functions.
Members of the Senate of the Bahamas (1 C, 33 P) Pages in category "Members of the Parliament of the Bahamas" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Constituencies of the Bahamas are the electoral divisions for the Bahamas House of Assembly, the lower Parliamentary house. The Assembly currently has 39 single-member constituencies and uses the Westminster first past the post system. The Members of Parliament (MPs) serve 5-year-terms. [1] [2] The last election was in 2021.
Patricia Deveaux was elected to parliament in 2021 from the Bamboo Town constituency defeating incumbent Free National Movement incumbent Renward Wells. She, along with 6 others, make up the largest number of women to ever be seated as members of parliament in the Bahamas. Deveaux was elected the second woman Speaker of the House of Assembly ...
Michael Clifton Pintard (born 3 July 1964) is a Bahamian politician serving as Leader of the Free National Movement and leader of the opposition since 27 November 2021. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Marco City, Grand Bahama since 2017.