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Speaker of the House of Assembly

How it's filled

In plain words: Chosen by the House from among its members
Exact method: Elected by the House from members who are not Ministers or Parliamentary Secretaries when it first meets after a general election (Constitution, Art 50).
Chosen by: House of Assembly
Seats: 1

Source: cdn.bahamas.gov.bs, checked Oct 12, 2026

cdn.bahamas.gov.bs · checked Oct 12, 2026 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: Speaker of the House of Assembly
en.wikipedia.org · checked Oct 12, 2026 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, current term

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