House of Assembly of Bermuda | |
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12th Modern Bermudian Parliament | |
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Type | |
Type | of the Parliament of Bermuda |
History | |
Founded | 1 August 1620 (original unicameral house) 2 June 1968 (modern bicameral Parliament) |
Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker | Derrick Burgess, PLP since 8 September 2017 |
Edward David Burt, PLP since 19 July 2017 | |
Cole Simons, OBA since 2 November 2020 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 36 MPs |
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House political groups | His Majesty's Government |
Elections | |
House voting system | First-past-the-post |
Last House election | 1 October 2020 |
Meeting place | |
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The Sessions House, home of the House of Assembly in Hamilton since 1826. | |
Website | |
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The House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. The house has 36 Members of Parliament (MPs), elected for a term of five years in single seat constituencies using first-past-the-post voting. Bermuda now has universal voting with a voting age of 18 years. Voting is non-compulsory. The presiding officer of the House is called the Speaker.