Marathon (Bahamas Parliament constituency)

Marathon
Constituency
Marathon is 20 on this map of the 2021 election
District	New Providence
Electorate	4,034 (2011) [1] 5,368 (2021) [2]
Current constituency
Seats	1
Party	Progressive Liberal Party
Member(s)	Glenys Hanna Martin

Marathon 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 Lisa Rahming from the Progressive Liberal Party since 2021.

Geography

The constituency comprises the inner city Marathon Road area of Nassau, the capital and largest city of the Bahamas. ^[3]

Members of Parliament

Election	Parliament	Candidate	Party
2002	10th Bahamian Parliament
2007	11th Bahamian Parliament	Earl Deveaux
2012	12th Bahamian Parliament	Jerome Fitzgerald	Progressive Liberal Party
2017	13th Bahamian Parliament	Romauld Ferreira	Free National Movement
2021	14th Bahamian Parliament	[[]]	Progressive Liberal Party

Election results

2021 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PLP	Lisa Rahming	2,050	62.63	19.63
	FNM	Romauld Ferreira	884	27.01	22.99
	COI	Shantiqua Cleare	264	8.07
	United Coalition Movement	Raquel Horton	21	0.64
	DNA	Zacchaeus Glass	20	0.61	3.39
	Bahamas Constitution Party	Brian Mchardy	20	0.61
	Grand Commonwealth Party	Stella Thompson	14	0.43
Turnout			3,273	60.97
	PLP gain from FNM

See also

• Constituencies of the Bahamas

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. "Marathon Constituency Notice of Referendum 13 | Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas | Bahamas Local News - Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas". www.bahamaslocal.com. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
4. https://www.bahrep.com/elections/2021/