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Senate (Antigua and Barbuda)

Upper house of Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda

Field	Value
name	Senate
legislature	16th legislature
coa_pic	File:Coat of arms of Antigua and Barbuda.svg
coa_res	150
foundation
house_type	Upper house
term_limits	None	body = Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
leader1_type	President
established	27 February 1967	leader1 = Alincia Williams-Grant
election1	25 June 2014
leader2_type	Deputy President
leader2	Philip Shoul
leader2_term	since 5 March 2025	members = 17
structure1	File:Antigua & Barbuda Senate 2023.svg
structure1_res	150px
political_groups1	Government Senators
*{{Color box	#BE1E2D	border	darkgray}} Labour (11)
*{{Color box	#1B75BB	border	darkgray}} UPP (4)
*{{Color box	#FCD116	border	darkgray}} BPM (1)
*{{Color box	#808184	border	darkgray}} Independent (1)
term_length	5 years
voting_system1	Appointment by the Governor-General
session_room	Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda.JPG
website

Labour (11) Opposition Senators
UPP (4)
BPM (1) Independent Senators
Independent (1)

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". Any bill other than a money bill may be introduced in the Senate.

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. 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 President of the Senate is Senator the Hon. Alincia Williams-Grant.

Membership

Eligibility

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.

Ineligibility

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.

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.

Senators

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

The Senate was last appointed on 23 January 2023.

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

References

Notes

References

(1981). "Antigua and Barbuda Constitution Order".
"Official Website for the Government of Antigua and Barbuda".
"Members of the Senate 2018 - present". Government of Antigua and Barbuda.
"Government of Antigua and Barbuda".

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