MICAL (Bahamas Parliament constituency)

MICAL
Constituency
The Bahamas constituencies in 2021
District	Multiple
Major settlements	Abraham's Bay, Colonel Hill, Matthew Town, Pirates Well, Spring Point
Current constituency
Seats	1
Party	Progressive Liberal Party
Member(s)	Basil McIntosh

Mayaguana, Inagua, Crooked Island, Acklins and Long Cay, abbreviated as MICAL, is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas.

Geography

The constituency name is an acronym of the five islands it contains that form the south-eastern tip of the Bahamas: Mayaguana, Inagua, Crooked Island, Acklins, and Long Cay. ^[1] The constituency is geographically large and rural.

Members of Parliament

Election	Parliament	Candidate	Party
1997	9th Bahamian Parliament	Vernon Symonette	Free National Movement
2002	10th Bahamian Parliament	V. Alfred Gray	Progressive Liberal Party
2007	11th Bahamian Parliament	V. Alfred Gray	Progressive Liberal Party
2012	12th Bahamian Parliament	V. Alfred Gray	Progressive Liberal Party
2017	13th Bahamian Parliament	Miriam Emmanuel	Free National Movement [2]
2021	14th Bahamian Parliament	Basil McIntosh	Progressive Liberal Party [3]

Election results

2021 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PLP	Basil McIntosh	630	62.81	14.81
	FNM	Miriam Emmanuel	355	35.39	16.61
	COI	Philan Bowe Sr.	15	1.50
	Grand Commonwealth Party	Pearl Pratt	3	0.30
Turnout			1,003	72.05
	PLP gain from FNM

References

1. "PM: Early Evacuation Helped Save 'A Generation of Ragged Islanders' - Bahamas | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
2. "FNM ratifies 17 candidates as election machinery gets in gear". Eye Witness News. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
3. "Basil McIntosh | M.I.C.A.L." The Progressive Liberal Party. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
4. https://www.bahrep.com/elections/2021/

See also

• List of National Assembly constituencies of The Bahamas