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When a session begins, the senate elects a president and a vice president, who may not be ministers or parliamentary secretaries. The president of the senate usually votes only to break a tie. The president of the senate serves as acting president if the president of Barbados is suspended from office due to pending impeachment proceedings.
The Parliament of Barbados is the national legislature of Barbados.It is accorded legislative supremacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados. [1] The Parliament is bicameral in composition [2] and is formally made up of two houses, an appointed Senate (Upper house) and an elected House of Assembly (Lower house), as well as the president of Barbados who is indirectly elected by both.
According to the Constitution of Barbados, twelve (12) Senators shall be appointed by the President, on the advice of the Prime Minister. [2] On January 24, 2022, days after the 2022 election , Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced her intention to nominate the following persons to sit as Government Senators: [ 3 ]
Reginald Farley (born June 26, 1961 in Christ Church, Barbados) is a Barbadian politician and accountant who has served has President of the senate of Barbados since 2020. [1] He is also the first senate president after Barbados became a republic .
The previous general elections were held on 24 May 2018, and the first sitting of the new session of Parliament was held on 5 June 2018. [4] After the dissolution of Parliament, the President of Barbados must issue a writ for a general election of members to the House of Assembly and for appointment of Senators to the Senate within 90 days. [5]
The government has been chosen by elections since 1961 elections, when Barbados achieved full self-governance.Before then, the government was a Crown colony consisting of either colonial administration solely (such as the Executive Council), or a mixture of colonial rule and a partially elected assembly, such as the Legislative Council.
Barbados' Parliament consists of the President and a bicameral legislature: an elected House of Assembly and an appointed Senate. In practice, legislative power rests with the party that has the majority of seats in the House of Assembly, which is elected for a period not to exceed five years.
Shanika Roberts-Odle is a Barbadian politician who is currently serving as a member of the Senate of Barbados since January 2022. [1] She is a member of the First senate of Barbados constituted after Barbados became a republic by Prime Minister Mia Mottley. [2] She is a member of the Barbados Labour Party. [3]