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The Parliament of Barbados is the national legislature of Barbados.It is accorded legislative supremacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados. [1] The Parliament is bicameral in composition [2] and is formally made up of two houses, an appointed Senate (Upper house) and an elected House of Assembly (Lower house), as well as the president of Barbados who is indirectly elected by both.
The House of Assembly of Barbados is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados.It has 30 Members of Parliament (MPs), who are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple-majority (or first-past-the-post) system for a term of five years.
The Cabinet is headed by the Prime Minister, who must be an elected member of Parliament, and other ministers are appointed from either chamber by the President, as advised by the Prime Minister. Office of the Prime Minister of Barbados on Bay Street, Bridgetown, Barbados. (c.a. November 2000)
The judiciary of Barbados is independent of the executive and the legislature. Jurisprudence is based on English common law. Many of the country's legislative practices derive from the unwritten conventions of, and precedents set by, the United Kingdom's Westminster Parliament; however, Barbados has evolved variations.
The Senate of Barbados is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. The Senate is accorded legitimacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados. [1] It is the smaller of the two chambers. The Senate was established in 1964 to replace a prior body known as the Legislative Council.
Prior to an official Cabinet, the role was fulfilled by the colonial era Executive Council on the island. [1] Under the Constitution of Barbados, Cabinet is not prescribed a maximum number Cabinet of Ministers, however, it must have no fewer than five members. The first Cabinet of Barbados was led by Premier Sir Grantley Herbert Adams. [2]
This category groups members of the lower chamber of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados, called the House of Assembly. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
Each constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The total number of constituencies varies as the boundaries are subject to regular review by an independent Boundary Commission. Often some constituencies are abolished or created anew in the reviews.