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The Senate is a component of the Parliament of Barbados, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor-General and the House of Assembly. The Senate is the upper house of Parliament whereas the House of Assembly is the lower house. The Parliament of Barbados is composed of three elements: the Sovereign (currently Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Sir Clifford Husbands), the Senate, and the House of Assembly. ...
Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The...
This page contains a list of Governors-General of Barbados. ...
An upper house (Frequently known as a Senate) is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. ...
A lower house (sometimes known as the first chamber) is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. ...
Appointment
All 21 Barbadian Senators are technically appointed by the Queen, but this duty is (along with all of the Queen's other Barbadian duties) carried out by the Governor-General. The Governor-General appoints twelve Senators on the advice of the prime minister and two on the advice of the leader of the Opposition. The remaining eight Senators are appointed by the Governor-General at his discretion. ...
Potential Senators must meet certain criteria before they can be appointed to the upper chamber. In order to be elligible for appointment, a person must be a Barbadian citizen of at least 21 years of age who has resided in the country for the past twelve months. A person is inelligible for appointment if they are in bancruptcy, have a mental illness, hold an alligiance to a foreign state, have a capital punishment sentence, have been in prison for a time exceeding six months, or have been convicted of a crime involving electoral fraud, treason, or other dishonourable acts. Furthermore, a Senator cannot also serve as a civil servant, a member of the armed forces or police, a judge, a public prosecutor, or a controller. Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the execution of a prisoner as a punishment for a crime (often called a capital offence or a capital crime), or as a deterrent to crime. ...
Senators serve five year terms. The Senate is dissolved along with the House of Assembly before each election.
Powers Both the Senate and the House of Assembly constitutionally share most of the same powers, however, much as in other Westminster System Parliaments, the lower house is more dominant. All legislation can be introduced and amended in either house with the exception of money bills; money bills always originate in the House of Assembly, and the Senate is limited in the amendments it can make to them. If the budget is approved by the House of Assembly, but it is not approved unamended by the Senate within one month, it can be directly submitted to the Governor-General. If regular legislation is approved by the House of Assembly twice in two consecutive sessions, but is not approved of by the Senate either time, it can also be submitted directly to the Governor-General. The Westminster System is a democratic system of government modeled after that of the United Kingdom system, as used in the Palace of Westminster, the location of the UK parliament. ...
Officers When a session begins, the Senate elects a President and a Vice President. These officers may not be ministers or a parliamentary secretaries. The President usually does not vote unless there is a tie.
See also This article was imported from the CIA World Factbook and needs to be rewritten and/or reformatted in accordance with Wikipedia styles. ...
References - French Senate: Senates of the World
- CIA World Factbook: Barbados
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