# The Bahamas Independence Order 1973, Paragraph 47: Qualifications for membership of House of Assembly


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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1973/1080/schedule/1/paragraph/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bahamas-independence-order-1973/schedule-1/paragraph-47
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