Constituencies of the Bahamas
Constituencies of the Bahamas are the electoral divisions for the Bahamas House of Assembly, the lower Parliamentary house. The Assembly currently has 39 single-member constituencies and uses the Westminster first past the post system. The Members of Parliament (MPs) serve 5-year-terms.[1][2] The last election was in 2021.
List of constituencies
Constituency | Current Member of Parliament | Party | |
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New Providence | |||
Bain Town and Grants Town | Wayde Watson | PLP | |
Bamboo Town | Patricia Deveaux | PLP | |
Carmichael | Keith Bell | PLP | |
Centreville | Jomo Campbell | PLP | |
Elizabeth | JoBeth Coleby-Davis | PLP | |
Englerston | Glenys Hanna Martin | PLP | |
Freetown | Wayne Munroe | PLP | |
Fort Charlotte | Alfred Sears | PLP | |
Fox Hill | Fred Mitchell | PLP | |
Garden Hills | Mario Bowleg | PLP | |
Golden Gates | Pia Glover-Rolle | PLP | |
Golden Isles | Vaughn Miller | PLP | |
Killarney | Hubert Minnis | FNM | |
Marathon | Lisa Rahming | PLP | |
Mount Moriah | McKell Bonaby | PLP | |
Nassau Village | Jamahl Strachan | PLP | |
Pinewood | Myles Laroda | PLP | |
Sea Breeze | Leslia Brice | PLP | |
South Beach | Bacchus Rolle | PLP | |
Southern Shores | Leroy Major | PLP | |
St. Anne's | Adrian White | FNM | |
St. Barnabas | Shanendon Cartwright | FNM | |
Tall Pines | Michael Darville | PLP | |
Yamacraw | Zane Lightbourne | PLP | |
Grand Bahama | |||
Central Grand Bahama | Iram Lewis | FNM | |
East Grand Bahama | Kwasi Thompson | FNM | |
Marco City | Michael Pintard | FNM | |
Pineridge | Ginger Moxey | PLP | |
West Grand Bahama & Bimini | Obie Wilchcombe | PLP | |
Abaco | |||
Central and South Abaco | John Pinder II | PLP | |
North Abaco | Kirk Cornish | PLP | |
Andros | |||
Mangrove Cay and South Andros | Leon Lundy | PLP | |
North Andros and Berry Islands | Leonardo Lightbourne | PLP | |
Eleuthera | |||
Central and South Eleuthera | Clay Sweeting | PLP | |
North Eleuthera | Sylvannus Petty | PLP | |
Whole and multi island constituencies | |||
Cat Island, Rum Cay & San Salvador | Philip "Brave" Davis | PLP | |
The Exumas and Ragged Island | Chester Cooper | PLP | |
Long Island | Adrian Gibson | FNM | |
MICAL (Mayaguana, Inagua, Crooked Island, Acklins, and Long Cay) | Basil McIntosh | PLP[3] |
Boundary reviews
The Constituencies Commission conducts a review of the electoral boundaries every 5 years and makes recommendations to ensure that there is parity of numbers in each constituency.[4]
The 2021 report found that three constituencies have over 6 thousand registered voters, whilst five have under 5,000. The Commission suggests that each constituency have around 5,000 voters with a margin of 500.[5]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "The Bahamas Election Centre". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas" (PDF). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "The House of Assembly of The Bahamas". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Davis Backs Boundary Change". The Tribune. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Jones Jr., Royston (7 June 2021). "FINAL HURDLE: Constituencies commission to complete report on Monday". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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