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On 25 March 1995 the House of Assembly of Bermuda narrowly passed the Independence Referendum Bill 20–18, [2] the Senate passed the Bill unopposed two weeks later. [3] For independence to be approved, the yes vote had to be supported by at least 40% of those eligible to vote and over 50% of those who voted.
On the split, the president of the old Council, the chief justice of Bermuda (Sir Josiah Rees), became the president of the Legislative Council. In 1968, largely as a result of the civil rights movement, a new constitution was introduced which made a number of changes to Bermuda's parliamentary system, making it more like the Westminster system.
Norma Cox Astwood OBE (born c.1930 in Bermuda) is a Bermudian clinical psychologist. She was the first woman to serve as vice president of the Senate of Bermuda. She lives in Barbados and works as a consultant with the Caribbean Dyslexia Centre; Clarence James CBE (1931 in Bermuda – 2016 in Bermuda) was a surgeon and politician. He was a ...
The Parliament of Bermuda is the bicameral legislative body of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. [1] Based on the Westminster system, one of the two chambers (lower house) is elected, the other (upper house), appointed. [2] The two chambers are: House of Assembly (36 members; elected for a five-year term in single seat constituencies)
The House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. The house has 36 Members of Parliament (MPs), elected for a term of five years in single seat constituencies using first-past-the-post voting. Bermuda now has universal voting with a voting age of 18 years. Voting is non-compulsory.
The Bill passed the House with a 24–10 majority and also passed through the Senate with an 8–3 majority. [ 5 ] The bill then went to the Governor of Bermuda for Royal assent on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II , which is legally required to be given to bills that have passed both houses in order for them to become law.
Swan voted against the Stubbs Bill decriminalising homosexuality in Bermuda. The Bill passed however without Swan's support. In addition to serving as the Premier, Swan was the Minister of Immigration and Labour from 1976 to 1982, the Minister of Marine and Air Services from 1975 to 1976, and Chairman of Bermuda Hospitals Board.
Bermuda Laws, an official site with all Bermuda legislation, including delegated legislation. The following law firm websites have "publications" sections which, although primarily for marketing purposes, have many articles on substantive legal issues, generally aimed at clients, rather than lawyers: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Appleby Spurling Hunter