Parliament

The Bahamas

Composition

House of Assembly · IPU Parline

Gender

Women 17.9%Men 82%

Indicator	Value
Parliament	House of AssemblyIPU Parline [2024]
Structure	BicameralIPU Parline [2024]
Total seats	39 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Electoral system	Plurality / majorityIPU Parline [2024]
Last election	2021-09-16IPU Parline [2024]
Next election (expected)	2026-09-30IPU Parline [2024]
Voter turnout	59.87 %International IDEA Voter Turnout [2026]
Speaker	Patricia DeveauxIPU Parline [2024]
Women members (seats)	7 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Women in parliament	18.4 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Average member age	50.1 yearsIPU Parline [2024]

Section metadata

Data year2026

EditionDatabook 2026

Coverage11/11

LicenseCC-BY

Datasets on this page

IPU Parline
ipu_parline
Edition: 2024
International IDEA Voter Turnout
idea_voter_turnout
Edition: 2026
World Bank WDI
world_bank_wdi
Edition: 2024

About this data

The Bahamas's parliament on Databook compiles 11 indicators from 3 open datasets including IPU Parline, International IDEA Voter Turnout, World Bank WDI. Key figures include parliament (House of Assembly), structure (Bicameral). Data is referenced to 2026. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.