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| leader1_type = [[President of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda|President]]
| leader1 = [[Alincia Williams-Grant]]
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| election1 =25 June 2014
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| leader2_type = [[Deputy President of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda|Deputy President]]
| leader2 = [[Osbert Frederick]]
| leader2 = [[Rawdon Turner]]
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'''Opposition Senators'''
'''Opposition Senators'''
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*{{Color box|#FCD116 |border=darkgray}} [[Barbuda People's Movement|BPM]] (1)
'''Independent Senators'''
'''Independent Senators'''
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{{Politics of Antigua and Barbuda}}
{{Politics of Antigua and Barbuda}}
The '''Senate''' is the [[Upper House|upper house]] of the [[Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda]]. The Senate and the lower chamber, the House of Representatives, together form the bicameral legislature of [[Antigua and Barbuda]]. The Senate and the House together may make laws for "the peace, order and good government of Antigua and Barbuda".<ref name=":1">http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-23.pdf</ref> Any bill other than a money bill may be introduced in the Senate.<ref name=":1" />
The '''Senate''' is the [[Upper House|upper house]] of the [[Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda]]. The Senate and the lower chamber, the House of Representatives, together form the bicameral legislature of [[Antigua and Barbuda]]. The Senate and the House together may make laws for "the peace, order and good government of Antigua and Barbuda".<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-23.pdf |title=Antigua and Barbuda Constitution Order |date=1981}}</ref> Any bill other than a money bill may be introduced in the Senate.<ref name=":1" />


The composition and powers of the Senate are established under sections 28 to 35 of the [[Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda|Constitution]]. The Senate is composed of seventeen members appointed by the [[Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda|Governor-General]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.antigua.gov.ag/article_details.php?id=189&category=66 |title=Official Website for the Government of Antigua and Barbuda |access-date=9 December 2018 |archive-date=9 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209184223/http://www.antigua.gov.ag/article_details.php?id=189&category=66 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ten members are appointed on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda|Prime Minister]], four on the advice of the [[Leader of the Opposition (Antigua and Barbuda)|Leader of the Opposition]], one on the advice of the [[Barbuda Council]], one resident of Barbuda on the advice of the Prime Minister, and one at the Governor-General's discretion.
The composition and powers of the Senate are established under sections 28 to 35 of the [[Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda|Constitution]]. The Senate is composed of seventeen members appointed by the [[Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda|Governor-General]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.antigua.gov.ag/article_details.php?id=189&category=66 |title=Official Website for the Government of Antigua and Barbuda |access-date=9 December 2018 |archive-date=9 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209184223/http://www.antigua.gov.ag/article_details.php?id=189&category=66 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ten members are appointed on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda|Prime Minister]], four on the advice of the [[Leader of the Opposition (Antigua and Barbuda)|Leader of the Opposition]], one on the advice of the [[Barbuda Council]], one resident of Barbuda on the advice of the Prime Minister, and one at the Governor-General's discretion.
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=== Temporary senators ===
=== Temporary senators ===
The Governor-General may appoint a person qualified for appointment as a Senator to be temporarily a member of the Senate during such absence, suspension, or illness whenever a Senator is unable to perform his or her duties as a Senator due to absence from Antigua and Barbuda, suspension under section 31(2) of the Constitution, or due to illness. The provisions of Section 31 of the Constitution shall apply to a Senator appointed under this Section in the same manner as they do to a Senator appointed under Section 28 of the Constitution, and an appointment made under this Section shall in any event cease to have effect if the person appointed is notified by the Governor-General that the circumstances giving rise to his appointment have ceased to exist.<ref name=":1" />
The Governor-General may appoint a person qualified for appointment as a Senator to be temporarily a member of the Senate during such absence, suspension, or illness whenever a Senator is unable to perform his or her duties as a Senator due to absence from Antigua and Barbuda, suspension under section 31(2) of the Constitution, or due to illness. The provisions of Section 31 of the Constitution shall apply to a Senator appointed under this Section in the same manner as they do to a Senator appointed under Section 28 of the Constitution, and an appointment made under this Section shall in any event cease to have effect if the person appointed is notified by the Governor-General that the circumstances giving rise to his appointment have ceased to exist.<ref name=":1" />

==Senators==
==Senators==
{{Main article|List of members of the Senate (Antigua and Barbuda)}}
The following are the current members of the Senate.<ref>{{Citation |title=ABS EVENING NEWS (LOCAL SEGMENT) 23.1.2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gCs6A09S5Y |language=en |access-date=2023-01-24}}</ref>
The Senate was last appointed on 23 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government of Antigua and Barbuda |url=https://ab.gov.ag/detail_page.php?page=9 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=ab.gov.ag}}</ref>
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{| class=wikitable
! Position !! Senator
|- valign=bottom
!Source
! colspan=2 | Affiliation
|-
! Members
| President of the Senate|| [[Alincia Williams-Grant]]
|
|-
| Deputy President of the Senate|| [[Osbert Richard Frederick]]
|
|-
|Leader of Government Business
| [[Samantha Marshall]]
|
|-
|Deputy Leader of Government Business
|[[Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst]]
|
|-
| Government Senator||{{ill|Shenella Mary Shadida Govia|wikidata|Q113611376}}
|
|-
| Government Senator|| [[Clement Antonio]]
|
|-
| Government Senator||[[Philip Shoul]]
|
|-
| Government Senator||[[Colin O'Neil Browne]]
|
|-
| Government Senator||[[Dwayne George]]
|
|-
| Government Senator (Barbuda representative)||[[Knacyntar Nedd]]
|
|-
| Government Senator||[[Rawdon Turner]]
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|-
| Senate Minority Leader|| {{ill|Shawn Nicholas|wikidata|Q118313140}}
|<ref name="UPP">https://antiguaobserver.com/new-upp-leader-and-opposition-senators-sworn-in/</ref><ref name=":2" />
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party}}
| Opposition Senator|| [[Johnathan Joseph (politician)|Johnathan Joseph]]
| [[Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party]]
|<ref name="UPP" />
| align=center | 11
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|United Progressive Party (Antigua and Barbuda)|United Progressive Party}}
| Opposition Senator|| [[Alex Browne (politician)|Alex Browne]]
| {{nowrap|[[United Progressive Party (Antigua and Barbuda)|United Progressive Party]]}}
|<ref name="UPP" />
| align=center | 4
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Barbuda People's Movement}}
| Opposition Senator|| [[David Massiah]]
| {{nowrap|[[Barbuda People's Movement]]}}
|<ref name="UPP" />
| align=center | 1
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent}}
| Independent Senator (Governor General’s representative)|| {{ill|Kiz Johnson|wikidata|Q118312819}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|<ref>{{cite web |date=29 January 2023 |title=ANTIGUA-POLITICS- Governor General swears in seventh female senator as an independent senator |url=https://caribbeantimes.com/antigua-politics-governor-general-swears-in-seventh-female-senator-as-an-independent-senator/}}</ref>
| align=center | 1
|-
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Total
| Barbuda Senator (Barbuda Council){{efn-ua|Fabian Jones is not one of the four opposition senators appointed by the Leader of the Opposition, but is a member of the Barbuda People's Movement and sits with the members of the opposition. In the seating chart, he is considered an independent.|name=party}}|| [[Fabian Jones]]
! align=center | 17
|<ref name=":2">https://antiguaobserver.com/fabian-jones-sworn-in-for-second-consecutive-term-as-oppositions-barbuda-senator/</ref>
|}
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Latest revision as of 15:44, 29 November 2024

Senate
16th legislature
Type
Type
Term limits
None
Established27 February 1967
Leadership
Alincia Williams-Grant
since 25 June 2014
Rawdon Turner
since 19 November 2024
Structure
Seats17
Political groups
Government Senators
  •   Labour (11)

Opposition Senators

Independent Senators

Length of term
5 years
Elections
Appointment by the Governor-General
Meeting place
Website
ab.gov.ag/detail_page.php?page=9
Politics of Antigua and Barbuda
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
Antigua and Barbuda Barbuda

The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. The Senate and the lower chamber, the House of Representatives, together form the bicameral legislature of Antigua and Barbuda. The Senate and the House together may make laws for "the peace, order and good government of Antigua and Barbuda".[1] Any bill other than a money bill may be introduced in the Senate.[1]

The composition and powers of the Senate are established under sections 28 to 35 of the Constitution. The Senate is composed of seventeen members appointed by the Governor-General.[2] Ten members are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, four on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, one on the advice of the Barbuda Council, one resident of Barbuda on the advice of the Prime Minister, and one at the Governor-General's discretion.

The current President of the Senate is Senator the Hon. Alincia Williams-Grant, with Senator the Hon. Osbert Richard Frederick serving as Deputy President.[3]

Membership

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Eligibility

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Subject to the provisions of Section 30 of the Constitution, any person who at the time of his appointment: is a citizen; is twenty-one years of age or older; has lived in Antigua and Barbuda for the twelve months immediately prior to the date of his appointment; and is able to speak and, unless disabled by blindness or another physical condition, to read the English language with enough proficiency to allow him to take an active part in the proceedings.[1]

Ineligibility

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Every Senator must resign from the Senate in the following situations: at the next dissolution of Parliament after being appointed; if he is nominated with his consent to run for the House of Representatives; if he loses citizenship; if he is absent from Senate proceedings for the period or periods and under the conditions specified by the Senate's rules of procedure; if any circumstances arise that, if he were not a Senator, would make him ineligible for appointment as such under subsection (1) of section 30 of the Constitution or under any law passed in accordance with subsection (2) of that section, subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of section 31; if the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister in the case of a Senator appointed pursuant to that advice, the Leader of the Opposition in the case of a Senator appointed pursuant to that advice, the Barbuda Council in the case of a Senator appointed pursuant to that advice, or in his discretion in the case of a Senator appointed by him in his discretion; or if after being appointed in accordance with section 28(6) of the Constitution, he no longer resides in Barbuda.[1]

Temporary senators

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The Governor-General may appoint a person qualified for appointment as a Senator to be temporarily a member of the Senate during such absence, suspension, or illness whenever a Senator is unable to perform his or her duties as a Senator due to absence from Antigua and Barbuda, suspension under section 31(2) of the Constitution, or due to illness. The provisions of Section 31 of the Constitution shall apply to a Senator appointed under this Section in the same manner as they do to a Senator appointed under Section 28 of the Constitution, and an appointment made under this Section shall in any event cease to have effect if the person appointed is notified by the Governor-General that the circumstances giving rise to his appointment have ceased to exist.[1]

Senators

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Main article: List of members of the Senate (Antigua and Barbuda)

The Senate was last appointed on 23 January 2023.[4]

Affiliation Members
Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party 11
United Progressive Party 4
Barbuda People's Movement 1
Independent 1
Total 17

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Antigua and Barbuda Constitution Order (PDF). 1981.
  2. ^ "Official Website for the Government of Antigua and Barbuda". Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Members of the Senate 2018 - present". Government of Antigua and Barbuda. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Government of Antigua and Barbuda". ab.gov.ag. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from documents of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda.

Notes

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17°07′04″N 61°50′00″W / 17.1179°N 61.8334°W / 17.1179; -61.8334

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