How are Bermuda’s senators appointed?

In Bermuda, the Senate is an upper legislative house consisting of 11 members who are appointed by the governor rather than elected. These appointments are made according to the following distribution:12

• 5 members are appointed on the advice of the premier.
• 3 members are appointed on the advice of the leader of the opposition.
• 3 members are appointed at the governor’s discretion.2

This structure is part of the parliamentary government established under Bermuda's 1968 constitution, which also features a 36-member House of Assembly whose representatives are elected to terms of up to five years.2