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Central America and the Caribbean > Bahamas, The > Democracy

BAHAMIAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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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 "1961 ,1964"
First female parliamentarian 1977 (appointed)
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 0.996238127800216 Time series [40th of 183]
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]
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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.; Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Bahamas, The, Commonwealth of The Bahamas, The Bahamas, bahamas

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