Editing Politics of the Bahamas (section)

==Legislative branch==
[[Image:BahamianParliamentPanorama.jpg|300px|thumb|[[Parliament of the Bahamas]], located in downtown [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]]]]
The [[Parliament of the Bahamas|House of Assembly]] consists of 38 members, elected from individual constituencies for five-year terms. As under the Westminster system, the government may dissolve the parliament and call elections at any time. The House of Assembly performs all major legislative functions.

The [[Parliament of the Bahamas|Senate]] consists of 16 members appointed by the governor-general, including nine on the advice of the prime minister, four on the advice of the [[Leader of the Opposition (Bahamas)|leader of the opposition]], and three on the advice of the prime minister after consultation with the leader of the opposition.