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House of Assembly of the Bahamas

Parliament of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
13th Bahamian Parliament
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Type
Type
Houses Senate
House of Assembly
History
Founded 29 September 1729
Leadership
Elizabeth II
Since 6 February 1952
Dame Marguerite Pindling
Since 14 April 2010
Sharon Wilson, PLP
Since 23 May 2012
Dr Kendal Major, PLP
Since 23 May 2012
Structure
Seats 54 Parliamentarians
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Senate's political groups

Her Majesty's Government

  •      PLP (12)

HM Loyal Opposition

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House political groups

Her Majesty's Government

  •      PLP (29)

HM Loyal Opposition

  •      FNM (9)
Elections
Senate's voting system
none
First Past the Post
Senate's last election
The entirety of the Senate is appointed. It is formed based on the composition of the House of Assembly.
House last election
7 May 2012
Meeting place
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Bahamian Parliament, Nassau, The Bahamas

Her Majesty's Government

HM Loyal Opposition

Her Majesty's Government

HM Loyal Opposition

The Parliament of The Bahamas is the bicameral national parliament of Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The parliament is formally made up by the Queen (represented by the Governor-General), an appointed Senate, and an elected House of Assembly. It currently sits at Nassau, the national capital.

The structure, functions, and procedures of the parliament are based on the Westminster system.

Originally inhabited by the Lucayans, a branch of the Arawakan-speaking Taino people, the Bahamas were the site of Columbus' first landfall in the New World in 1492. Although the Spanish never colonized the Bahamas, they shipped the native Lucayans to slavery in Hispaniola. The islands were mostly deserted from 1513 until 1648, when English colonists from Bermuda settled on the island of Eleuthera.

In 1670 King Charles II granted the islands to the Lords Proprietors of the Carolinas, who rented the islands from the king with rights of trading, tax, appointing governors, and administering the country. The Bahamas became a British crown colony in 1718, when the British clamped down on piracy.


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