Bahamas
Parliament is bicameral and is located in Nassau.
The House of Assembly has 40 members, who are elected to five-year terms by popular vote. The Senate has 11 members, who are appointed to three-year terms.
Governors-General
1973-1973 Sir John Warburton Paul
1973-1979 Sir Milo B. Butler
1979-1988 Sir Gerald Cash
1988-1992 Sir Henry Taylor
1992-1995 Sir Clifford Darling
1995-2001 Sir Orville Alton Turnquest
2001 now Dame Ivy Dumont
Prime Ministers
1973-1992 Lynden Oscar Pindling
1992 now Hubert Alexander Ingraham
