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Sylvannus Petty
Sylvannus Petty is a Bahamian politician from the Progressive Liberal Party. Career In the 2021 Bahamian general election, he was elected in North Eleuthera. He currently serves as Deputy Speaker in the House of Assembly of the Parliament of the Bahamas. On November 16, 2023, he resigned as executive chairman of the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC). In April 2025, Petty announced that he will not seek re-election for the North Eleuthera Constituency citing his desire to take a mental break and focus of family priorities. References See also * 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% ... Living people 21st-century Bahamian politicians Members of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas Progressive Liberal Party politicians Governmen ...
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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 ...
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Parliament 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 Assembly. It currently sits at the Bahamian Parliament Building in Nassau, the national capital. The structure, functions, and procedures of the parliament are based on the Westminster system. History Originally inhabited by the Lucayan people, a branch of the Arawakan-speaking Taino people, the Bahamas were the site of Columbus's first landfall in the New World in 1492. Although the Spanish never colonized the Bahamas, they shipped the native Lucayans to slavery in Hispaniola. The islands were mostly deserted from 1513 until 1648, when English colonists from Bermuda settled on the island of Eleuthera. In 1670 King Charles II granted the islands to the lords proprietors of the Carolinas, who rented the islands from the king with right ...
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North Eleuthera (Bahamas Parliament Constituency)
North Eleuthera is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas. It elects one member of parliament (MP) using the first past the post electoral system. It has been represented by Sylvannus Petty from the Progressive Liberal Party since 2021. Geography The constituency comprises the district of North Eleuthera North Eleuthera is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on the island of Eleuthera. It has a population (2010 census) of 3,247. The Bluff, Lower Bogue, Current and Upper Bogue are the main settlements. Sweetings Pond in North Central Eleuthe .... Members of Parliament Election results See also * Constituencies of the Bahamas References {{Constituencies of the Bahamas Constituencies of the Bahamas Eleuthera ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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21st-century Bahamian Politicians
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Members Of The House Of Assembly Of The Bahamas
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Progressive Liberal Party Politicians
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Government Ministers Of The Bahamas
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The main types of modern political systems recognized are democracies, totalitarian regimes, and, sitting between these two, authoritarian regimes with a variety of hybrid regimes. Modern classification systems also include monarchies as a standalone entity or as a hybrid system of the main three. Historically prevalent forms ...
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