Parliament of Jamaica
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Parliament is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. It is a bicameral body, composed of an appointed Senate and an elected House of Representatives.
The Senate (upper house) – the direct successor of a pre-Independence body known as the "Legislative Council" – comprises 21 senators. Thirteen senators are appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the prime minister and eight by the governor-general on the advice of the leader of the opposition.
The House of Representatives, the lower house, is made up of 60 (previously 45) Members of Parliament, elected to five-year terms on a first-past-the-post basis in single-seat constituencies.
Current composition
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