Mount Moriah (Bahamas Parliament constituency)

Mount Moriah
Constituency
Mount Moriah is 17 on this map of the 2021 election
DistrictNew Providence
Electorate4,277 (2011)[1]
5,345 (2021)[2]
Current constituency
Seats1
PartyProgressive Liberal Party
Member(s)McKell Bonaby

Mount Moriah is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas. It elects one member of parliament (MP) using the first past the post electoral system. It has been represented by McKell Bonaby from the Progressive Liberal Party since 2021.[3]

Geography

The constituency comprises an inner city area of Nassau, the capital and largest city of the Bahamas. It consists of Yellow Elder Gardens to the East; Millennium Gardens in the centre and Stapledon Gardens to the West.[4]

Members of Parliament

Election Parliament Candidate Party
1992 8th Bahamian Parliament Tommy Turnquest Free National Movement
1997 9th Bahamian Parliament
2002 10th Bahamian Parliament
2007 11th Bahamian Parliament
2012 12th Bahamian Parliament Arnold Forbes Progressive Liberal Party
2017 13th Bahamian Parliament Marvin Dames Free National Movement
2021 14th Bahamian Parliament McKell Bonaby Progressive Liberal Party

Election results

2021[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PLP McKell Bonaby 1,797 49.53 Increase13.53
FNM Marvin Dames 1,440 39.69 Decrease 20.31
COI Jacqueline Lorene Mckinzie 255 7.03
DNA Carnille P. Farquharson 115 3.17
Independent Samuel Strachan 19 0.52
Independent Stephen Serrette 2 0.06
Turnout 3,628 67.88
PLP gain from FNM

See also

References

  1. ^ "Final Boundaries Report Revealed | the Bahamas, Bahamas | Bahamas Local News - the Bahamas, Bahamas".
  2. ^ "VOTER DISPARITY: Seven constituencies have well over 6,000 registered voters". 7 September 2021.
  3. ^ "The Bahamas General Election Results 2021". www.bahrep.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  4. ^ "Performance of Members of Parliament | The Tribune". m.tribune242.com. October 17, 2022. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  5. ^ https://www.bahrep.com/elections/2021/
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