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Carmichael (Bahamas Parliament Constituency)
Carmichael is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas The Parliament of The Bahamas is the bicameral national parliament of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The parliament is formally made up of the sovereign (represented by the governor-general), an appointed Senate, and an elected House of Asse .... Geography The constituency is based around the Carmichael Road area of Nassau. Members of Parliament Election results References See also * Constituencies of the Bahamas {{coord missing, Bahamas Constituencies of the Bahamas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Providence
New Providence is the most populous island in The Bahamas, containing more than 70% of the total population. On the eastern side of the island is the national capital, national capital city of Nassau, Bahamas, Nassau; it had a population of 246,329 at the 2010 Census, and a population of 292,522 at the 2022 census. Nearly three quarters of The Bahamas's population lives in New Providence. The island was originally under Spanish control following Christopher Columbus's purported discovery of the New World, but the Spanish government showed little interest in developing the island (and The Bahamas as a whole). Nassau, the island's largest city, was formerly known as Charles-town, but it was burned to the ground by the Spanish in 1684. It was laid out and renamed Nassau in 1695 by Nicholas Trott, the most successful Lords Proprietor, Lord Proprietor, in honour of the House of Orange-Nassau, Prince of Orange-Nassau who became William III of England. The three branches of Politics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Johnson (Bahamian Politician)
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Coalition Of Independents
The Coalition Of Independents (abbreviated COI) is a populist and social liberal party in the Bahamas. Lincoln Bain is the leader of the party. History Bahamian Evolution was co-founded by Lincoln Bain, Charlotte Green, and Cara Ellis. The organization gained national attention through documentaries Bain wrote, produced, and directed. These documentaries sparked widespread discussions about the value and potential of the country's natural resources and sparked public concern. In March 2021, Bishop Walter Hanchell invited independent candidates and third-party representatives to discuss forming a coalition. The group agreed to collaborate, selecting a name and drafting a mission statement. Lincoln Bain was elected as the leader. The Coalition of Independents was officially launched in April 2021. In April 2025, the Coalition of Independents (COI) achieved a significant milestone when Iram Lewis, the Member of Parliament for Central Grand Bahama, announced his decision to wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic National Alliance (The Bahamas)
The Democratic National Alliance (abbreviated DNA) is a political party in The Bahamas, officially launched on 12 May 2011. The current leader of the DNA is Arinthia Komolafe, the Party's first female leader elected on 22 February 2019. Mrs. Komolafe succeeded Mr. Christopher A. Mortimer who served as Interim Leader from 24 October 2017 to 22 February 2019. He was preceded by the party's first leader and one of 13 founding members, Branville McCartney. The Party has contested two General Elections in The Bahamas in 2012 and 2017 gaining 8.5% and 4.7% of the popular vote respectively. Senate Appointment In December 2016, seven of the ten FNM House Members executed a vote of no confidence in then-leader of the opposition, Hubert Minnis. This was the first time that a no-confidence vote was staged in the Bahamas, against a leader of the opposition. After the seven members wrote a letter to the Governor-General on the matter, Member of Parliament for Long Island Loretta Butler-Turne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Bahamian Parliament
The 14th Bahamian Parliament is the current sitting of the Parliament of the Bahamas, Parliament of The Bahamas. It was elected in the 2021 Bahamian general election. Members MPs Senators https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/the%20government/legislative/senators/senators/!ut/p/b1/vZTNkqIwFIWfZR6AJtEQcBkFIyi_AgIbS-RHQIRWBMnTjz01i56pmu5ZTE-yStWXnHvOvRU-4gM-uhz6Ij90RXM5nN_OEd5PAdUJQZJOBYCB6lkbYomriQmFJxB-ACDw2f0dHwQhnMuNnivKrgc53OiV7UyyMLyXijd_dZ3hWCqSkKJDYvnZOOulHaUTR896Xa3gUixQfnso-d2fCFgpg3LpjG1w24N7v2eZUY1C3Ijs5Gm-pmfn65JbzC4pOpHl1b1sYzYotXAAiY2zCq1uZZcsd_fbsqHeMbtDvG861Uz6jsty2akVj_z0C_6wyF_4jT5E1pNPgLdIfwAf1BA-AfHdC64PgAoBcbbQBpIBeZcPANpvy7FVWcWckjlqdyWDy5QRyL5hlLFruAq7JXPDkD0GPMBcgJheRtq21Idt4lqJ73hzsohtBtLfBc2JO3sKLiBeewLYAvTVglQwpWdGomsRYQKoCf-34PS_RkotE3y5w1-GBtn_vocaHxVx_TIc6xfwIs0wFEQJzSQMEJJE3i9DPHt-C4OsOllrD2nB4DTkJLldPPxcIYXgcdpi73YU01eg4ETszUSQb15qWLpkq0q3eGxitw1mkjK_HkUszx2XqoSO0Trz7BUcYmssTUDXWCfHmkr9FOQecwQ_LKBZwdOmzeKqsPbROTK0c69FBUp2wUVT010ibbio4N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Bahamian General Election
General elections were held in the Bahamas on 16 September 2021 to elect all 38 members of the House of Assembly. Around two hours after the polls closed, and results started to trickle in, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis conceded defeat, after results showed his party Free National Movement losing several seats they previously held. Since 1997, every election has resulted in a change of government. On 17 September Philip Davis of the Progressive Liberal Party was sworn in as prime minister. Background The Bahamas has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2021, it was reported that the PLP was expecting an early election. At dissolution, the FNM was down four seats on their 2017 result; House Speaker Halson Moultrie, Reece Chipman, and Frederick McAlpine left the party to sit and run for re-election as independents, whilst Vaughn Miller defected to the PLP. In the run up to the 2021 election, there were plans to implement biometric I.D. Cards which could be us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Bahamian General Election
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Progressive Liberal Party
The Progressive Liberal Party (abbreviated PLP) is a populist and social liberal party in the Bahamas. Philip Davis is the leader of the party. History The PLP was founded in 1953 by William Cartwright, Cyril Stevenson, and Henry Milton Taylor. The PLP was the first national political party in the Bahamas. The party governed for 25 straight years from 1967 to 1992, as well as from 2002 to 2007 and 2012 to 2017. Leading the party to its first victory in 1967 was Lynden Pindling, the country's first Prime Minister. Perry Christie was Prime Minister of the Bahamas between 2 May 2002 and the 2007 general elections, when the party was defeated by the rival Free National Movement (FNM) which won 23 seats of the 41 seats. The FNM installed leader Hubert Ingraham as the Prime Minister. After defeat and one of its MPs leaving the party since, the PLP held 17 of the 41 seats in the Bahamas National Assembly. In the 2012 general election, the Progressive Liberals won a solid m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Bahamian General Election
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Progressive Liberal Party (Bahamas)
The Progressive Liberal Party (Abbreviation, abbreviated PLP) is a Populism, populist and Social liberalism, social liberal party in the Bahamas. Philip Davis (Bahamian politician), Philip Davis is the leader of the party. History The PLP was founded in 1953 by William Cartwright (Bahamian politician), William Cartwright, Cyril Stevenson, and Henry Milton Taylor. The PLP was the first national political party in the Bahamas. The party governed for 25 straight years from 1967 to 1992, as well as from 2002 to 2007 and 2012 to 2017. Leading the party to its first victory in 1967 was Lynden Pindling, the country's first Prime Minister. Perry Christie was Prime Minister of the Bahamas between 2 May 2002 and 2007 Bahamian general election, the 2007 general elections, when the party was defeated by the rival Free National Movement (FNM) which won 23 seats of the 41 seats. The FNM installed leader Hubert Ingraham as the Prime Minister. After defeat and one of its MPs leaving the party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free National Movement
The Free National Movement (abbreviated FNM) is a political party in the Bahamas formed in the early 1970s and led by Sir Cecil Wallace-Whitfield. The current leader of the party is Michael Pintard and the current deputy leader is Shanendon Cartwright. The Free National Movement first came to power in 1992 after contesting numerous general elections without success. The party swept the 2017 general election, winning 35 of the 39 seats in the Legislature, but won only 7 seats in 2021, 28 seats less than it had won in the 2017 elections. History The party was established at the home of Jimmy Shepherd on Spring Hills Farms in Fox Hill in 1971. The Free-PLP had been a breakaway group of eight MPs from the governing Progressive Liberal Party. This group, which was known as the "Dissident Eight", included Arthur Foulkes, Cecil Wallace-Whitfield, Warren J. Levarity, Maurice E. Moore, Curtis McMillan, James (Jimmy) Shepherd, Elwood Donaldson, and George Thompson. Following meeti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Bannister
Thomas Desmond Bannister is a Bahamian politician from Free National Movement. Bannister was born in Andros. He was educated in the University of West Indies and Norman Manley Law School. He worked as lawyer. Bannister was elected member of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas for Carmichael constituency. He was later appointed to the Senate. He was the Minister of Education from 2009 to 2012. Bannister was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a Minister (government), government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to th ... and Minister of Public Works from December 2020 to 2021. References Year of birth unknown Living people Deputy prime ministers of the Bahamas Education ministers of the Bahamas Free National Movement politicians Bahamian lawyers Members of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
