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2. Local government in the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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   Local government elections take place once every three years in the Bahamas [22] with the most recent elections taking place on 27 January 2022. [23] The 2020 elections were postponed due to COVID-19 until Emergency Power Orders were lifted. [24] The voting system used in local government elections is the first-past-the-post system. Both ...

3. Governor-General of the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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   Government House, Nassau. Government House in Nassau is the official residence of the governor-general of The Bahamas. It was built between 1803 and 1806 and has served as the official residence and office of all Bahamian governors-general since independence in 1973.

4. Parliament of the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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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 ...

5. Nassau, The Bahamas - Wikipedia

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   Nassau (/ ˈnæsɔː / NASS-aw) is the capital and largest city of The Bahamas. It is located on the island of New Providence, which had a population of 246,329 in 2010, or just over 70% of the entire population of The Bahamas. [2] As of April 2023, the preliminary results of the 2022 census of The Bahamas reported a population of 296,522 for ...

6. List of governors of the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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   In 1670, the king granted the Bahamas to the lords proprietors of the Province of Carolina, but the islands were left to themselves. The local pirates proclaimed a 'Privateers' Republic' with Edward Teach (Blackbeard) as chief magistrate in 1703. In 1717, the Bahamas became a British crown colony, and the pirates were driven out.

7. Constituencies of the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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   3,000 (St Barnabas) – 7,100 (Golden Isles) Government. House of Assembly of the Bahamas. Constituencies of the Bahamas are the electoral divisions for the Bahamas House of Assembly, the lower Parliamentary house. The Assembly currently has 39 single-member constituencies and uses the Westminster first past the post system.

8. Government House, The Bahamas - Wikipedia

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   Government House. Government House is the official residence of the governor-general of the Bahamas, located in Nassau. It was built in the colonial days and was the residence of the governor of the Bahamas. It later continued in the role of official residence and office of the governor-general following political independence from the United ...

9. Cabinet of the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. The Cabinet constitutes the executive branch and has general direction and control of the Government of The Bahamas. It is necessary for the Cabinet to comprise at least nine Ministers inclusive of the Prime Minister and Attorney General. All Ministers are Members of Parliament of either the House of Assembly or the Senate.