Parliament of the Bahamas

Parliament of The Bahamas
Parliament of The Bahamas
14th Bahamian Parliament
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate; House of Assembly
History
Founded	4 March 1729
Leadership
Monarch	Charles III ; since 8 September 2022
Governor-General	Cynthia A. Pratt ; since 1 September 2023
President of the Senate	Lashell Adderley, PLP ; since 6 October 2021
Speaker	Patricia Deveaux, PLP ; since 6 October 2021
Prime Minister	Philip Davis, PLP ; since 17 September 2021
Leader of the Opposition	Michael Pintard, FNM ; since 27 November 2021
Structure
Seats	Senate: 16 seats; House: 39 seats
Senate's political groups	HM Government PLP (12); HM Most Loyal Opposition FNM (4);
House's political groups	HM Government PLP (32); HM Most Loyal Opposition FNM (7);
Elections
House's voting system	First-past-the-post
Last House's election	16 September 2021
Meeting place
	Bahamian Parliament, Nassau, The Bahamas

The Parliament of The Bahamas is the bicameral national parliament of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The parliament is formally made up of the sovereign (represented by the governor-general), an appointed Senate, and an elected House of Assembly. It currently sits at the Bahamian Parliament Building in Nassau, the national capital.

The structure, functions, and procedures of the parliament are based on the Westminster system.