Senate of the Bahamas

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component of parliament legislative body upper house

The Senate of the Bahamas is the appointed upper chamber of the Bahamian Parliament, responsible for reviewing and revising legislation proposed by the elected House of Assembly.

Aliases (2)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of parliament → legislative body → upper house →
advisingAuthorityForAppointments	Leader of the Opposition of the Bahamas → Prime Minister of the Bahamas →
appointmentMethod	appointed by the Governor-General of the Bahamas →
canIntroduceBills	yes →
cannotIntroduce	money bills →
composition	appointed members →
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of the Bahamas →
constitutionalSystem	Westminster system →
country	Bahamas →
establishedAs	successor to the Legislative Council of the Bahamas →
function	acts as a revising chamber → provides checks and balances on the House of Assembly → provides regional and sectoral representation →
governmentTypeContext	parliamentary democracy →
hasChamberType	upper chamber →
hasDeputyPresidingOfficerTitle	Vice-President of the Senate →
hasPresidingOfficerTitle	President of the Senate →
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of The Bahamas →
languageOfProceedings	English →
legislativeProcessRelation	reviews bills from the House of Assembly of the Bahamas →
legislativeRole	delays legislation → reviews legislation → revises legislation → scrutinizes bills →
legislatureType	bicameral legislature component →
lowerHouse	House of Assembly of the Bahamas →
meetsIn	Nassau →
meetsInBuilding	Bahamas House of Assembly building →
meetsInCity	Nassau →
meetsInCountry	Bahamas →
meetsInIsland	New Providence →
membersAppointedOnAdviceOfLeaderOfOpposition	4 →
membersAppointedOnAdviceOfPrimeMinister	9 →
membersAppointedOnJointAdvice	3 →
membershipType	non-elected →
numberOfMembers	16 →
officialName	Senate of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas →
partOf	Parliament of the Bahamas →
powerOverMoneyBills	may delay but not veto →
senatorsServeAt	pleasure of the Governor-General →
style	The Senate →
termLengthOfSenators	duration of Parliament →
votingSystem	simple majority →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bahamas → Parliament of the Bahamas →	upperHouse
Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas ("Senate of The Bahamas") →	definesLegislativeChamber
Parliament of the Bahamas →	hasChamber
Parliament of the Bahamas →	hasComponent
Senate of the Bahamas ("Senate of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas") →	officialName