Constituencies of the Bahamas

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Constituencies of the Bahamas
CategoryElectoral district
LocationThe Bahamas
Number39
Populations3,000 (St Barnabas) – 7,100 (Golden Isles)
Government
  • House of Assembly 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
New Providence
Bain Town & Grants Town PLP
Bamboo Town Patricia Deveaux PLP
Carmichael PLP
Centreville PLP
Elizabeth JoBeth Coleby-Davis PLP
Englerston Glenys Hanna Martin PLP
Freetown Wayne Munroe PLP
Fort Charlotte PLP
Fox Hill Fred Mitchell PLP
Garden Hills PLP
Golden Gates Pia Glover-Rolle PLP
Golden Isles PLP
Killarney Hubert Minnis FNM
Marathon Lisa Rahming PLP
Mount Moriah PLP
Nassau Village PLP
Pinewood PLP
Sea Breeze PLP
South Beach PLP
Southern Shores PLP
St. Anne's FNM
St. Barnabas FNM
Tall Pines PLP
Yamacraw PLP
Grand Bahama
Central Grand Bahama Iram Lewis FNM
East Grand Bahama FNM
Marco City Michael Pintard FNM
Pineridge Ginger Moxey PLP
West Grand Bahama & Bimini PLP
Abaco
Central and South Abaco PLP
North Abaco PLP
Andros
Mangrove Cay and South Andros PLP
North Andros and Berry Islands PLP
Eleuthera
Central and South Eleuthera PLP
North Eleuthera 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 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]

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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.
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