Fort Charlotte (Bahamas Parliament constituency)

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Fort Charlotte
Constituency
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Fort Charlotte is number 24
District New Providence
Current constituency
Created1967
Seats1
Party Progressive Liberal Party
Member(s) Alfred Sears

Fort Charlotte is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas created in 1967. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) using a First past the post electoral system. It has been held by the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) since 2021 and has Alfred Sears as its MP for the second nonconsecutive time.

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Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Chippingham (where its namesake Fort Charlotte is located) and Arawak Cay on the northern coast of New Providence. It is bordered by Killarney to the west and downtown Nassau to the east. It is one of the smallest constituencies. [1]

Members of Parliament

ElectionCandidatePartyNotes
1967 C. C. McMillan PLP
1972 E. V. Thompson PLP
1977 V. Grimes PLP
1982 Franklyn Wilson PLP
1997 Zhivargo Laing FNM
2002 Alfred Sears PLP
2012 Andre Rollins PLP
2017 Mark Humes FNM
2021 Alfred Sears PLP

Elections

General Election 2021: Fort Charlotte
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PLP Alfred Sears
FNM Drumeco Archer
COI Daphaney JohnsonNew
BNCAngela CoxNew
United CoalitionNelda FoxNew
Independent Fontella Chipman-RolleNew
Independent Percival RobertsNew
Turnout
Registered electors
General Election 2017: Fort Charlotte [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
FNM Mark Humes 2,153 54.38 Increase2.svg 11.64
PLP Alfred Sears1,61640.82Decrease2.svg 5.21
DNA Cindy Knowles1724.35Decrease2.svg 6.88
BCPLavita Thurston100.25New
BNCRandy Rolle80.20New
Turnout 3,959Decrease2.svg
Registered electors
FNM gain from PLP
General Election 2012: Fort Charlotte [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PLP Andre Rollins 2,127 46.03 Decrease2.svg 6.18
FNM Zhivargo Laing1,97542.74Decrease2.svg 4.18
DNA Mark Humes51911.23New
Turnout 4,621Increase2.svg
Registered electors
PLP hold
General Election 2007: Fort Charlotte [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PLP Alfred Sears 1,794 52.21 Decrease2.svg 6.31
FNM Michael Barnett1,61246.92Increase2.svg 6.48
BDM Charles Carroll300.87New
Turnout 3,436Decrease2.svg
Registered electors
PLP hold
General Election 2002: Fort Charlotte [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PLP Alfred Sears 2,126 58.52 Increase2.svg 14.22
FNM Zhivargo Laing1,46940.44Decrease2.svg 15.02
Coalition + LaborNoel St. Claude381.05New
Turnout 3,633Increase2.svg
Registered electors
PLP gain from FNM
General Election 1997: Fort Charlotte [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
FNM Zhivargo Laing 1,858 55.46
PLP Franklyn Wilson1,48444.3Decrease2.svg
Independent Clarence E. Johnson80.24New
Turnout 3,350
Registered electors
FNM gain from PLP

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