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Parliament of The Bahamas

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House of Assembly

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Senate

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  • Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister) cdn.bahamas.gov.bs · checked
  • Barbara Cartwright as Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister) en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Clint Watson as Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister) en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • D'Asante Small as Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister) en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Ja'Ann Major as Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister) en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Jerome Fitzgerald as Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister) en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Keenan Johnson as Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister) en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Keno Wong as Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister) en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Kevin Simmons as Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister) en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Lashell Adderley as Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister) en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Latrae Rahming as Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister) en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Robyn Lynes as Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister) en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Wayne Munroe as Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister) en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Senator (on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition) cdn.bahamas.gov.bs · checked
  • Arinthia Komolafe as Senator (on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition) en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Elsworth Johnson as Senator (on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition) en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Rick Fox as Senator (on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition) opm.gov.bs · checked
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  • Trevor Johnson as Senator (on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition) en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • President of the Senate cdn.bahamas.gov.bs · checked
  • Lashell Adderley as President of the Senate en.wikipedia.org · checked
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What it can do

  • Make laws

    Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of The Bahamas; laws are made by Bills passed by both Houses and assented to by the Governor-General (Constitution of The Bahamas, Art 52).

  • Appoint and dissolve

    Parliament continues for five years from its first sitting and then stands dissolved unless sooner dissolved by the Governor-General on the Prime Ministers advice (Constitution of The Bahamas, Art 66).

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  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, 15th Bahamian Parliament, read 2026-10-12: composition: 41 House seats (33 PLP, 8 FNM), 16 senators, Speaker and Senate President listed. Fallback: Wikipedia, because bahamas.gov.bs (Parliament and Cabinet pages) returned HTTP 403 to automated fetches; cross-checked against opm.gov.bs press releases cited there For: Parliament of The Bahamas
  • cdn.bahamas.gov.bs · checked Constitution of The Bahamas, Chapter V Parliament (bahamas.gov.bs PDF), read 2026-10-12: Senate of 16 (Art 39), House of Assembly (Art 46), Speaker (Art 50), life of Parliament (Art 66), writs within 90 days (Art 67). Art 52. For: Make laws
  • cdn.bahamas.gov.bs · checked Constitution of The Bahamas, Chapter V Parliament (bahamas.gov.bs PDF), read 2026-10-12: Senate of 16 (Art 39), House of Assembly (Art 46), Speaker (Art 50), life of Parliament (Art 66), writs within 90 days (Art 67). Art 66. For: Appoint and dissolve
  • cdn.bahamas.gov.bs · checked Constitution of The Bahamas, Chapter V Parliament (bahamas.gov.bs PDF), read 2026-10-12: Senate of 16 (Art 39), House of Assembly (Art 46), Speaker (Art 50), life of Parliament (Art 66), writs within 90 days (Art 67). For: Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister), Senator (on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition), President of the Senate
  • cdn.bahamas.gov.bs · checked Parliamentary Registration Department, General Elections 2026 results (Form Q); Wikipedia, 15th Bahamian Parliament, read 2026-10-12: member elected 12 May 2026; start date is the opening of the 15th Parliament on 20 May 2026 (members take their seats at the first sitting). Fallback: Wikipedia, because bahamas.gov.bs (Parliament and Cabinet pages) returned HTTP 403 to automated fetches; cross-checked against opm.gov.bs press releases cited there For: Wayde Watson as MP, Bain's Town and Grant's Town, Patricia Deveaux as MP, Bamboo Town, Randy Rolle as MP, Bimini and Berry Islands, Keith Bell as MP, Carmichael, Philip Davis as MP, Cat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador and 36 more
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, 15th Bahamian Parliament infobox (Speaker Patricia Deveaux, Senate President Lashell Adderley), read 2026-10-12: presiding officers of the 15th Parliament; election date at the first sitting not confirmed. Fallback: Wikipedia, because bahamas.gov.bs (Parliament and Cabinet pages) returned HTTP 403 to automated fetches; cross-checked against opm.gov.bs press releases cited there For: Patricia Deveaux as Speaker of the House of Assembly, Lashell Adderley as President of the Senate
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, 15th Bahamian Parliament (Senate section citing opm.gov.bs and bahamaspress.com, 18 May 2026), read 2026-10-12: the 16 senators appointed after the 2026 election: 12 PLP and 4 FNM; start date 2026-05-18 only where the instruments of appointment are reported on that date. Fallback: Wikipedia, because bahamas.gov.bs (Parliament and Cabinet pages) returned HTTP 403 to automated fetches; cross-checked against opm.gov.bs press releases cited there For: Barbara Cartwright as Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister), Clint Watson as Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister), D'Asante Small as Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister), Ja'Ann Major as Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister), Jerome Fitzgerald as Senator (on the advice of the Prime Minister) and 11 more
  • opm.gov.bs · checked Office of the Prime Minister of The Bahamas, remarks at the presentation of appointment instruments for Government Senators, 2026-05-18, read 2026-10-12: the nine government senators presented that day; opposition senators were not part of that ceremony. For: Rick Fox as Senator (on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition)
  • opm.gov.bs · checked Office of the Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Speech from the Throne at the State Opening of Parliament 2026, 2026-05-20, read 2026-10-12: the 15th Parliament first sat on 20 May 2026, confirming the date used for the dissolution deadline. For: General election, August 18, 2031
  • cdn.bahamas.gov.bs · checked Constitution of The Bahamas, Chapter V Parliament (bahamas.gov.bs PDF), read 2026-10-12: Senate of 16 (Art 39), House of Assembly (Art 46), Speaker (Art 50), life of Parliament (Art 66), writs within 90 days (Art 67). First sitting date from Wikipedia, 15th Bahamian Parliament. For: General election, August 18, 2031

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