National
Senator (opposition nominee)
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor-General
- Exact method
- Eight senators appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition (Constitution of Jamaica, s 35).
- Chosen by
- Governor-General
- Seats
- 8
Who holds these seats now
- Allan Bernard since September 2025 Report Source: jis.gov.jm, checked
- Cleveland Tomlinson since September 2025 Report Source: jis.gov.jm, checked
- Donna Scott-Mottley since September 2025 Report Source: jis.gov.jm, checked
- Floyd Morris since September 2025 Report Source: jis.gov.jm, checked
- Kisha Anderson since September 2025 Report Source: jis.gov.jm, checked
- Lambert Brown since September 2025 Report Source: jis.gov.jm, checked
- Maziki Thame since September 2025 Report Source: jis.gov.jm, checked
- Ramon Small-Ferguson since September 2025 Report Source: jis.gov.jm, checked
Sources
- jamaicaobserver.com · checked Jamaica Observer, "Family affair: new Senate sworn", 19 Sep 2025, read 2026-10-12: 13 government senators (incl. President Tom Tavares-Finson) and 8 opposition senators sworn 18 Sep 2025; names match the loaded terms. Fallback: press report, because japarliament.gov.jm has no member list. For: Senator (opposition nominee)
- jis.gov.jm · checked Jamaica Information Service, New Senators Eager to Contribute, read 2026-10-12: 8 opposition senators sworn 18 Sep 2025. Fallback: n/a For: Senator (opposition nominee)
- jis.gov.jm · checked Jamaica Information Service, New Senators Eager to Contribute; Jamaica Observer, Family affair: new Senate sworn, read 2026-10-12: 21 senators sworn 18 Sep 2025 (13 government, 8 opposition). Fallback: n/a (news coverage; parliament.gov.jm list not reachable) For: Allan Bernard, current term, Cleveland Tomlinson, current term, Donna Scott-Mottley, current term, Floyd Morris, current term, Kisha Anderson, current term and 3 more