House of Assembly (Bahamas)

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House of Assembly
meeting house
logo Parliament building
logo Parliament building
Basic data
Seat: Bahamian Parliament, Nassau , Bahamas
Legislative period : 5 years
MPs: 39
Current legislative period
Last choice: May 10, 2017
Chair: Speaker
Dewitt Halson Moultrie ( FNM )
Composition of the meeting house
Distribution of seats: Government (35)
  •  FNM 35
    • Opposition (4)
  •  PLP 4
    		•
    Website
    Government of Bahamas: House of Assembly
    The Parliament building in Nassau with the white statue of Queen Victoria in the center of the square

    The House of Assembly (German: Assembly House ) is the lower house of the Parliament of Bahamas , which is based on the two-chamber system modeled on the British Westminster system .

    The House of Assembly fulfills all important legislative functions. The Prime Minister is the chairman of the party that controls the majority of the parliamentary seats. The government can dissolve parliament at any time and call elections. It has consisted of 39 MPs since the 2017 election, up to then there were 38 MPs who are elected for five years according to the majority system. The seat of the lower house is in the capital Nassau .

    elections

    The last elections took place on May 10, 2017 .

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Inter-Parliamentary Union: Bahamas - House of Assembly: Election 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2018 .
    2. ↑ Inter-Parliamentary Union: IPU PARLINE database: BAHAMAS (House of Assembly), Electoral system. Accessed October 13, 2018 .