Constituencies of the Bahamas

Constituencies of the Bahamas
CategoryElectoral district
LocationThe Bahamas
Number39
Populations3,000 (St Barnabas) – 7,100 (Golden Isles)
Government

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
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 Miller-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

  1. ^ "The Bahamas Election Centre". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ "The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas" (PDF). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. ^ "The House of Assembly of The Bahamas". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Davis Backs Boundary Change". The Tribune. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. ^ Jones Jr., Royston (7 June 2021). "FINAL HURDLE: Constituencies commission to complete report on Monday". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 5 September 2021.