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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. [5] [6] In 2024 Shanendon Cartwright, the deputy leader of the opposition, seized the Parliamentary Mace and threw it out of the window. This was a repeat ...
The first Speaker of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas was done in the year 1729 following the establishment of the General Assembly, started by Woodes Roger. The first Speaker was John Colebrooke. [1]
Following the national elections in May 2007, Smith was appointed as Speaker of the House of Assembly by the new FNM led Government. He served as Speaker until 2012. [3] From 2017 to 2020, Smith was the Bahamas High Commissioner to Canada. [3]
Pages in category "Speakers of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Adderley was appointed President of the Senate the day she was sworn in, 6 October 2021, [7] the fifth woman to hold the role. [8] She was appointed at the same time as Patricia Deveaux was made Speaker of the House of Assembly, the first time women have led both houses at the same time.
A General Assembly was established in 1729; the first elections took place in September, and on 29 September 1729 twenty-four members representing the islands of New Providence, Eleuthera, and Harbour Island gathered together at the house of Samuel Lawford to form the assembly. The Bahamas legislature has had a bicameral feature since its ...
Bamboo Town is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas. It is located in the eastern part of the Island of New Providence, bordering the constituencies of Pinewood, Garden Hills, Golden Gates, South Beach, and Nassau Village. It is one of the largest constituencies with over 5,000 voters. [1]
Location of The Bahamas within the western hemisphere. The Bahamas House of Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of The Bahamas, an island country in the Caribbean. It is housed at the Bahamian Parliament Building in Nassau, the national capital. The current Assembly was elected by the general election held on 16 September 2021.