House of Assembly of Bermuda

House of Assembly of Bermuda
12th Modern Bermudian Parliament
Type
Type
History
Founded1 August 1620 (original unicameral house)
2 June 1968 (modern bicameral Parliament)
Leadership
Dennis Lister, PLP
since 8 September 2017
Deputy Speaker
Derrick Burgess, PLP
since 8 September 2017
Edward David Burt, PLP
since 19 July 2017
Cole Simons, OBA
since 2 November 2020
Structure
Seats36 MPs
House of Assembly Composition
House political groups
His Majesty's Government
  •   Progressive Labour Party (PLP) (30)

His Majesty's Loyal Opposition

Elections
First-past-the-post
Last House election
1 October 2020
Meeting place
The Sessions House, home of the House of Assembly in Hamilton since 1826.
Website
parliament.bm

The House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. The house has 36 Members of Parliament (MPs), elected for a term of five years in single seat constituencies using first-past-the-post voting. Bermuda now has universal voting with a voting age of 18 years. Voting is non-compulsory. The presiding officer of the House is called the Speaker.