Bahamas

House of Assembly

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Parliament
Chamber name
House of Assembly
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 2023
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC)

Speaker

Official title
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Speaker
Patricia Deveaux (Female)
Date of birth: 02 Jun 1968
Term
06 Oct 2021
Additional information

Elected on 6 Oct. 2021.

Speaker terms

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Secretary general

Official title
Clerk of the Parliament
Secretary General
David Leslie Forbes (Male)
Term
29 Aug 2018
Notes

Appointed on 29 Aug. 2018.

Members

Statutory number of members
39
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
39
Current number of members
39
Men
32
Women
7
Percentage of women
17.9%
Statutory number of members per country
55
Population (in thousands)
399
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
7,255

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
No information available
Youngest member
Travis Robinson (Male)
Youngest member (years)
22
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male No information available
Female
Total <= 45: - Total >= 46: -
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
- - -

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
No
Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Constitution

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No