Killarney (Bahamas Parliament constituency)
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| Killarney | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | |
| District | New Providence |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2007 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Free National Movement |
| Member(s) | Hubert Minnis |
| Created from |
|
Killarney is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas created in 2007. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) using a First past the post electoral system. The seat has been held by the Free National Movement and has had Hubert Minnis as its MP since its creation.
Boundaries[edit]
The constituency covers northwestern New Providence Island, starting at Cable Beach and encompassing the West End and Lake Killarney. It is one of the largest constituencies, which has garnered calls to have its boundaries altered.[1]
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Election | Candidate | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Hubert Minnis | FNM | ||
Electoral history[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FNM | Hubert Minnis | ||||
| PLP | Ronald Duncombe | ||||
| DNA | Omar Smith | ||||
| COI | Richa Sands | New | |||
| Independent | Celi Moss | New | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FNM | Hubert Minnis | 4,186 | 73.44 |  20.95 | |
| PLP | Reineka Knowles | 1,092 | 19.16 |  16.55 | |
| DNA | Arinthia Komolafe | 422 | 7.4 | 3.95 | |
| Turnout | 5,700 | | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| FNM hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FNM | Hubert Minnis | 2,434 | 52.49 | 1.3 | |
| PLP | Jerome Gomez | 1,642 | 35.71 | 10.5 | |
| DNA | Prodesta Moore | 522 | 11.35 | New | |
| Turnout | 4,598 | | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| FNM hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FNM | Hubert Minnis | 2,065 | 53.79 | ||
| PLP | Neville Wisdom | 1,774 | 46.21 | ||
| Turnout | 3,839 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| FNM win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ Jones Jr., Royston (7 September 2021). "VOTER DISPARITY: Seven constituencies have well over 6,000 registered voters". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Bahamas General Election 2017". Bahamas Local. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Devaney, Clunis (7 May 2007). "The Official General Election Results". The Bahamas Weekly. Retrieved 14 September 2021.