Bahamas
Bahamas

Sistema Electoral Electoral System

National Executive (1)
Composition			Prime Minister
Election System			Elected by a majority of the House of the Assembly
Duration of Term			Maximum of five years
Term Limits			None
Upper House of the Parliament - Senate (2)
Composition			16 Senators
Election System			The Senators are appointed by the Governor General. Nine are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister; four are appointed on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and three are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister after meeting with the Leader of the Opposition

Duration of Term			Maximum of 5 years
Term Limits			None
Lower House of the Parliament - House of Assembly (3)
Composition			41 members
Election System			Elected through plurality in single-member districts
Duration			Maximum of five years
Term Limits			No term limits
State / Province (4)
Composition			As of 1996, 32 district councils, presided over by a Chief District councilor chosen by the district council
Election System			Comprised of the chairmen of locally-elected "town committees" and other representatives chosen by the town committees
Duration			3 years
Term Limits			No

District magnitude for PR districts?		N/A
Threshold		N/A
Voting legally compulsory?		No
Gender quotas?		No
Quotas for minority representation?		No
Is remote voting possible?		No
Concurrent Elections?		Yes

(1) The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Articles 66 (3), 73 and 74 (3).

(2) Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Articles 39, 43 and 66 (3).

(3) Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Articles 46, 49, 68 and Bahamas' official government webpage.

(4) Information taken from Bahama's Local Government Statute Law. Available at: http://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/statutes/statute_CHAPTER_37.html