National
Senator (on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition)
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor-General
- Exact method
- Four senators appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition (Constitution, Art 39(3)).
- Chosen by
- Governor-General
- Seats
- 4
Who holds these seats now
- Arinthia Komolafe FNM Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
- Elsworth Johnson FNM Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
- Rick Fox FNM Report Source: opm.gov.bs, checked (+1 more)
- Trevor Johnson FNM Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
Sources
- 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: Senator (on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition)
- 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: Arinthia Komolafe, current term, Elsworth Johnson, current term, Rick Fox, current term, Trevor Johnson, current term
- 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, current term