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Senate of Bermuda
11th Modern Bermudian Parliament
Type
Type
Upper House
of the Parliament of Bermuda
History
Founded
1 August 1620 (original unicameral house) 2 June 1968 (modern bicameral Parliament)
Leadership
Monarch
Charles III
Governor
Rena Lalgie since December 2020
President
Joan Dillas-Wright since 2017
Structure
Seats
11 Senators
House political groups
His Majesty's Government
Progressive Labour Party (5)
His Majesty's Loyal Opposition
One Bermuda Alliance (3)
Appointed by Governor (3)
Meeting place
The building housing the Senate and the Cabinet Offices.
Politics of Bermuda
Law
Monarchy
Sovereign
Charles III
Governor
Rena Lalgie
Executive
Premier
Edward David Burt
Legislative
Parliament
Senate
President: Joan Dillas-Wright
House of Assembly
Speaker: Dennis Lister
Leader of the Opposition: N.H. Cole Simons
Elections
Recent elections
General: 2007
2012
2017
2020
Political parties
Progressive Labour Party (PLP)
One Bermuda Alliance (OBA)
Administrative divisions
Citizenship
Belonger status
British Overseas Territories citizen
Passport
Visa requirements
Foreign relations
Representative of Bermuda, London
Other countries
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The Senate of Bermuda is the upper house of the Parliament of Bermuda, the other being the House of Assembly. The Senate consists of eleven members appointed by the Governor for five-year terms — five Senators are nominated by the Premier, three by the Leader of the Opposition, and three appointed at the discretion of the Governor. Of the three appointed by the Governor, the Senate elects one to serve as the President, and another to serve as the Vice President.[1]
The Senate serves as a house of review and serves as a road-block to constitutional change — the constitution requires a 2/3 super-majority (i.e., 8 votes) for a constitutional amendment, requiring the support of both the government and opposition appointees.
The presiding officer of the Senate is the President of the Senate. Carol Bassett, who has been a Senator since 2003, was elected President in 2008, the first woman elected to the office.[2] She resigned the office in August 2017.[3]
^travis.smith-simons (2016-03-03). "The Legislature". www.gov.bm. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
^Carol A.M. Bassett
^"Carol Bassett Retires As Senate President". Bernews. 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
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