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Paragraph 47 Qualifications for membership of House of Assembly

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Subject to the provisions of Article 48 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the House of Assembly if, and shall not be qualified to be so elected unless, he—

(a)

is a citizen of The Bahamas of the age of twenty-one years or upwards; and

(b)

has ordinarily resided in The Bahamas for a period of not less than one year immediately before the date of his nomination for election.