<Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> 159,910 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> + 1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Registered voters / turnout </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> Sources: Antillean, Nassau Guardian </Td> </Tr> <P> The Senate (upper house) consists of 16 members appointed by the Governor - General . Nine of these senators are selected on the advice of the Prime Minister, four on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, and three on the advice of the Prime Minister after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition . The Senate is authorized by the Constitution to pass Bills in the same manner as passed by the House or it can make such amendments to the Bill should it consider it necessary . Those amendments will then have to be approved by the House of Assembly . The Senate may even reject a Bill outrightly that had been passed by the House . However, if the House passes the Bill in two successive sessions, and the Senate rejects the Bill each time, the House of Assembly may send the Bill directly to the Governor - General without the Senate having consented to the Bill . </P>

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