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The Bahamas |
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Area:13,939 sq km (5,382 sq miles) | Population: 345,700 (UN, 2010)
Capital City: Nassau |
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- Overview
- Constitution
- Political Parties
- Past Elections
- Election Reports
- Manifestos
- Weblinks
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| Head of State |
Inherited monarchy with a Governor General appointed by the British Monarch |
| Head of Government |
Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor General |
| Structure of Parliament |
Bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 16 seats and the House of Assembly with 40 seats. |
| Electoral Law |
31 December 1969;
Last amendment: 10/01/1992 |
| Constituencies |
41 single-member constituencies. |
| Voting System |
In the Senate 16 members are appointed by the governor-general to serve 5-year terms. In the House of Assembly 40 members are elected by direct popular vote to serve 5-year terms. |
| Term of Office |
5 years |
| Voter Requirements |
- age: 18 years
- Bahamas citizenship
- 3 months minimum residence in constituency
- disqualifications: insanity, imprisonment, sentence of death |
| Candidate Eligibility and Requirements |
- age: 21 years
- Bahamas citizenship
- one year minimum residence in country immediately before nomination
- ineligibility: undischarged bankruptcy, insanity, allegiance to a foreign State, electoral fraud, criminal conviction, sentence of death or imprisonment
- nomination by four electors
- payment of 400 B$, reimbursed if the candidate obtains 1/6 or more of constituency votes |
| Electoral Authority |
Parliamentary Commissioner |
| Last Elections |
8 May 2012 |
| Next Elections |
May 2017 |
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| Free National Movement or FNM [Hubert INGRAHAM] |
| Progressive Liberal Party or PLP [Perry CHRISTIE] |
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Specific Date |
Election Type |
View Results |
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| 2002 |
27 February 2002 |
Referendum |
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IFES Election Guide |
| 2002 |
2 May 2002 |
Parliamentary |
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IFES Election Guide |
| 2007 |
2 May 2007 |
Parliamentary |
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IFES Election Guide |
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