Killarney (Bahamas Parliament constituency)

Killarney
Constituency
District	New Providence
Current constituency
Created	2007
Seats	1
Party	Free National Movement
Member(s)	Hubert Minnis
Created from	Delaporte Adelaide Clifton

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

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

Election	Candidate	Party		Notes
2007	Hubert Minnis		FNM

Electoral history

General Election 2021: Killarney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	FNM	Hubert Minnis	2,501	48.79	24.65
	PLP	Ronald Duncombe	1,948	38.00	18.84
	DNA	Kendal Lewis Jr.	323	6.30	1.10
	COI	Richa Sands	323	6.30	New
	Independent	Celi Moss	31	0.06	New
Turnout			5,126	72.08
Registered electors			7,112

General Election 2017: Killarney ^[2]

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

General Election 2012: Killarney ^[3]

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

General Election 2007: Killarney ^[4]

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

1. Jones Jr., Royston (7 September 2021). "VOTER DISPARITY: Seven constituencies have well over 6,000 registered voters". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
2. "Bahamas General Election 2017". Bahamas Local. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
4. Devaney, Clunis (7 May 2007). "The Official General Election Results". The Bahamas Weekly. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

See also

• Constituencies of the Bahamas