Parliament of Jamaica The Parliament of Jamaica is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. It consists of three elements: the Crown , the appointed Senate and the directly elected House of Representatives . The Senate – the direct successor of a pre-Independence body known as the "Legislative Council" – 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 Members of Parliament , elected to five-year terms on a first-past-the-post basis in single-seat constituencies. The Parliament meets at Gordon House at 81 Duke Street , Kingston. It was built in 1960 and named in memory of Jamaican patriot George William Gordon .Overview As Jamaica is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, most of the government's ability to make and pass laws is dependent on the Prime Minister's ability to command the confidence of the members of the House of Representatives . Though both Houses of Parliament hold political significance, the House of Representatives of which the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition are both required to be members of holds a more powerful and prestigious role since it is the main source of legislation.House of Representatives The House of Representatives is the Lower House. It is the group of elected members of parliament .The Most Hon. Andrew Holness,ON – Prime Minister Hon. Pearnel Charles , Sr. Clarendon North Central – Speaker Hon. Karl Samuda , St. Andrew North Central – Leader of Government Business Hon. Clifford Everald Warmington , St. Catherine South Western Mrs. Juliet Holness , St. Andrew East Rural Mr. Franklyn Witter , St. Elizabeth South Eastern – Deputy Speaker Mrs. Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert , Trelawny South Hon. Delroy Chuck , QC, St. Andrew North Eastern Hon. Desmond McKenzie , Kingston Western Dr. The Hon. Christopher Tufton , St. Catherine West Central Hon. Audley Shaw , Manchester North Eastern Dr. The Hon. Horace Chang, CD , St. James North Western Hon. Olivia Grange , St. Catherine Central Mr. James Robertson , St. Thomas Western Mr. Pearnel Patroe Charles Jr., Clarendon South Eastern Hon. Lester Michael Henry, OJ , Clarendon Central Hon. Edmund Bartlett , St. James East Central Hon. Shahine Robinson , St. Ann North Eastern Hon. William James Charles Hutchinson , St. Elizabeth North Western Hon. Daryl Vaz , Portland Western Mr. Leslie Campbell , St. Catherine North Eastern Dr. Andrew Wheatley , St. Catherine South Central Mr. Dave Brown , Hanover Eastern Mrs. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn , St. Andrew West Rural Hon. Fayval Williams , St. Andrew Eastern Hon. Robert Montague , St. Mary Western Mr. Zavia Mayne , St. Ann South Western Mr. Heroy Clarke , St. James Central Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte , QC, St. James West Central Hon. Floyd Green , St. Elizabeth South Western Mr. Alando Terrelonge , St. Catherine East Central Dr. Norman Alexander Dunn , St. Mary South Eastern Dr. The Hon. Nigel Clarke , St. Andrew North Western Mrs. Ann-Marie Vaz , Portland Eastern Dr. Peter Phillips , St. Andrew East Central – Leader of the Opposition Dr. Morais Guy , St. Mary Central – Leader of Opposition Business Mr. Phillip Paulwell , Kingston East and Port Royal Mr. Mark Golding , St. Andrew South Dr. Wykeham McNeill , Westmoreland Western Mr. Noel Arscott , Clarendon South Western Mr. Luther Buchanan , Westmoreland Eastern Mr. Peter Bunting , Manchester Central Mr. Dwayne Vaz , Westmoreland Central Dr. Angela Brown-Burke , St. Andrew South West Mr. Colin Fagan , St. Catherine South Eastern Dr. Fenton Ferguson , St. Thomas Eastern Ms. Lisa Hanna , St. Ann South Eastern Mr. Victor Wright Trelawny Northern Mr. Ian Hayles , Hanover Western Ms. Denise Daley , St. Catherine Eastern Mr. Julian Robinson , St. Andrew South Eastern Mr. G. Anthony Hylton, St. Andrew Western Mr. Fitz Jackson , St. Catherine Southern Mr. Derrick Kellier , St. James Southern Ms. Natalie Neita , St. Catherine North Central Mr. Mikael Phillips , Manchester North Western Mr. Michael Stewart , Manchester Southern Hon. Robert Pickersgill, OJ , St. Catherine North Western Mr. Evon Redman , St. Elizabeth North Eastern Rev. Ronald Thwaites , Kingston Central Mr. Richard Azan , Clarendon North Western Mr. Horace Dalley , Clarendon Northern Dr. Dayton Campbell , St. Ann North WesternSenate The Senate is the Upper House . This is the list of senators:Government senators Senator the Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson , CD, QC – President Senator Aubyn Hill – Deputy President Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson-Smith – Leader of Government Business Senator the Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan Senator Kavan Gayle Senator Ransford Braham , QC Senator Don Wehby Senator Charles Sinclair, Jr. Senator Matthew Samuda Senator Delroy Williams Senator Kerensia Morrison Senator Dr. Saphire Longmore-Dropinski Senator Tova Hamilton Opposition senators Senator Donna Scott-Mottley – Leader of Opposition Business Senator the Hon. Keith D. Knight OJ, QC Senator Damion Crawford Senator Dr. Floyd Morris Senator Sophia Frazer-Binns Senator Lambert Brown Senator Wentsworth Skeffery Senator Dr. Andre Haughton In order to effect changes to the Constitution of Jamaica a two-thirds majority in both Houses is required. Therefore, changes to the Jamaican constitution will require consensus among Government and Opposition Senators.Current composition
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