NationMaster - Bahamian Democracy statistics

Electoral system	first-past-the-post
Electoral system type	plurality
Female candidacy	1,961	[38th of 161]
Female ministers	18.5%	[42nd of 125]
Female parliamentarians	19.6%	[35th of 157]
Female suffrage	1,961
First female parliamentarian	1,977
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination	No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality No, same-gender sex "in Public" is a 20 year jail sentence and the age of consent "in private" for homosexual sex is 18, 16 for heterosexual sex
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes	0.9%	[94th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout	90%	[18th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote	130,328	[132nd of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration	144,758	[133rd of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population	175,463	[140th of 163]
(per capita)	581.408 per 1,000 people	[73rd of 162]
Vote counting technology	manual

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SOURCES: No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

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