Pineridge (Bahamas Parliament constituency)

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Pineridge
Constituency
Bahamas general election 2021 - Results by Constituency.svg
Pineridge is number 27
District Grand Bahama
Current constituency
Created1977
Seats1
Party Progressive Liberal Party
Member(s) Ginger Moxey

Pineridge is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas created in 1977. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) using a first past the post system. It is held by the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and has Ginger Moxey as its MP.

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Members of Parliament

ElectionCandidatePartyNotes
1977 Garnet Laverty FNM
1982 Cornelius A. Smith FNM
2002 Ann E. Percentie PLP
2007 Kwasi Thompson FNM
2012 Michael Darville PLP
2017 Frederick McAlpine FNM
July 2021 Independent
2021 Ginger Moxey PLP

Elections

General Election 2021: Pineridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PLP Ginger Moxey
Independent Frederick McAlpine N/A
FNM Welbourne Bootle
GCPTavia LoweNew
KGMBelinda WilliamsNew
Independent Shan WilsonNew
Turnout
Registered electors
PLP gain from Independent
General Election 2017: Pineridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
FNM Frederick McAlpine 2,496 52.94 Increase2.svg 13.95
PLP Michael Darville2,02542.95Decrease2.svg 13.88
DNA Leslie Lightbourne1773.75Decrease2.svg 0.43
BCPKendall Knowles170.36New
Turnout 4,715Increase2.svg
Registered electors
FNM gain from PLP
General Election 2012: Pineridge [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PLP Michael Darville 2,635 56.83 Increase2.svg 10.08
FNM Kwasi Thompson1,80838.99Decrease2.svg 14
DNA Osman Johnson1944.18New
Turnout 4,637Increase2.svg
Registered electors
PLP gain from FNM
General Election 2007: Pineridge [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
FNM Kwasi Thompson 1,869 52.99 Increase2.svg
PLP Ann E. Percentie1,64946.75Decrease2.svg
Independent Edwin Moss90.26New
Turnout 3,527Decrease2.svg
Registered electors
FNM gain from PLP
General Election 2002: Pineridge [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PLP Ann E. Percentie 2,183 59.84
FNM Cornelius A. Smith1,40238.43
Coalition + LaborVelma Smith631.73New
Turnout 3,648Increase2.svg
Registered electors
PLP gain from FNM
General Election 1997: Pineridge [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
FNM Cornelius A. Smith 2,104
PLP Ann E. Percentie1,409
Turnout 3,513
Registered electors
FNM hold

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