National
Senator
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor-General
- Exact method
- Senators are appointed by the Governor-General: four on the advice of the Prime Minister and two on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition (confirm constitutional article).
- Chosen by
- Governor-General
- Seats
- 6
Who holds these seats now
- Carlos James Report Source: assembly.gov.vc, checked
- Chelsea Alexander Report Source: assembly.gov.vc, checked
- Chieftain Neptune NDP Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
- Jemalie John Report Source: assembly.gov.vc, checked
- Keisal Peters Report Source: assembly.gov.vc, checked
- Laverne King NDP Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, read 2026-10-12: office structure, seat counts (LC 17+11, VC 15+6, GD 15+13), selection methods. Senate composition rules LC 6/3/2 and VC 4/2 from the constitutions, not re-read. (row-level copy of the original table-level source, added by verify:lc-vc-gd) For: Senator
- assembly.gov.vc · checked House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Members page (First Session of the Twelfth Parliament), read 2026-10-12: Speaker Ronnia Durham-Balcombe; government senators Chieftain Neptune, Lavern King, Jemalie John (Deputy Speaker), Chelsea Alexander; opposition senators Keisal Peters, Carlos James; Fitzgerald Bramble member for East Kingstown. For: Carlos James, current term, Chelsea Alexander, current term, Jemalie John, current term, Keisal Peters, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, 2025 Vincentian general election, read 2026-10-12: 15 constituency winners and parties (NDP 14, ULP 1); cross-checked against the House of Assembly Members page https://assembly.gov.vc/assembly/index.php/members (same 15 members, Ralph Gonsalves Leader of the Opposition). For: Chieftain Neptune, current term, Laverne King, current term