Parliament of Jamaica

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Parliament of Jamaica Paaliment
14th Parliament of Jamaica
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Leadership
Monarch	Charles III since 8 September 2022
Governor-General	Patrick L. Allen since 26 February 2009
Speaker of the House of Representatives	Juliet Holness, JLP since 26 September 2023
President of the Senate	Thomas Tavares-Finson, JLP since 10 March 2016
Structure
Seats	84 21 Senators 63 Members of Parliament
Senate political groups	HM Government   Jamaica Labour Party (13) Official Opposition   People's National Party (8)
House of Representatives political groups	HM Government   Jamaica Labour Party (49) Official Opposition   People's National Party (14)
Elections
Senate voting system	Appointed by the Governor-General of Jamaica on advice of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition
House of Representatives voting system	First-past-the-post
Last House of Representatives election	3 September 2020
Next House of Representatives election	2025
Meeting place
George William Gordon House, Kingston, Jamaica
Website
japarliament.gov.jm

Politics of Jamaica
Executive Monarch Charles III Governor-General (list) Patrick Allen Prime Minister Andrew Holness Cabinet Ministries and agencies
Legislative Parliament Senate President House of Representatives Speaker Leader of the Opposition Peter Phillips
Elections General: 2007 2011 2016 by-elections Political parties
Judiciary Caribbean Court of Justice Court of Appeal Supreme Court Parish Court Petty Sessions
Administrative divisions Constituencies Electoral divisions Populated places
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister: Kamina Johnson-Smith Diplomatic missions of / in Jamaica Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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The Parliament of Jamaica (Jamaican Patois: Paaliment a Jumieka) is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. It consists of three elements: The Crown (represented by the Governor-General), the appointed Senate and the directly elected House of Representatives.

The Senate, the Upper House, is the direct successor of a pre-Independence body known as the "Legislative Council" and comprises 21 senators appointed by the Governor-General: thirteen on the advice of the Prime Minister and eight on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition.

The House of Representatives, the Lower House, is made up of 63 (previously 60) Members of Parliament, elected to five-year terms on a first-past-the-post basis in single-seat constituencies.