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.
| Constituencies of the Bahamas | |
|---|---|
| Category | Electoral district |
| Location | The Bahamas |
| Number | 39 |
| Populations | 3,000 (St Barnabas) – 7,100 (Golden Isles) |
| Government | |
List of constituencies edit
| Constituency | Current Member of Parliament |
Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Providence | |||
| Bain Town & 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 | Basil McIntosh | PLP[3] | |
Boundary reviews edit
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 edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "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.