Saint Michael Central (BB Parliament constituency)

Saint Michael Central
Constituency for the House of Assembly of Barbados
Region	Saint Michael, Barbados
Current constituency
Created	1971

Saint Michael Central is a constituency in the Saint Michael parish of Barbados. It was established in 1971. ^[1] Since 2022, it has been represented in the House of Assembly of the Barbadian Parliament by Arthur Holder, a member of the BLP. ^{[2] [n 1]} The Saint Michael Central constituency is a safe seat for the BLP.

Boundaries

The constituency runs:

From the junction of Eagle Hall and Bank Hall Cross Road with Tudor Bridge, along the middle of Tudor Bridge to its junction with Accommodation Road; thence in a south easterly, then easterly and south easterly direction along the middle of Accommodation Road to its junction with 2nd Avenue Promenade Road; thence in a south westerly direction along the middle of 2nd Avenue Promenade Road to its junction with Military Road; thence in a south easterly direction along the middle of Military Road to its junction with Highway 2 (Bank Hall Main Road); thence in a north easterly direction along the middle of Highway 2 to its junction with Waterford Cross Road; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of Waterford Cross Road to its junction with Highway 3 (the Hindsbury-Waterford Road); thence in a straight line drawn in the direction of the junction of Highway 4 (the BridgetownBulkeley Road) with the Belle Road to the point at which that straight line is crossed by the watercourse running between the Belle Pumping Station in a south easterly direction between Flint Hall and Licorish Village to a point east of Welches Service Station on Highway 4; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of Highway 4 to its junction with Bridge Road; thence along the middle of Bridge Road to its junction with Bank Hall Cross Road; thence in a north westerly to westerly direction along the middle of Bank Hall Cross Road to its junction with Eagle Hall and Tudor Bridge (the starting point). ^[3]

Members

Election		Member	Party
	2018	Arthur Holder	BLP
	2022

Elections

2022

St. Michael Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BLP	Arthur Holder	2,014	67.8	−5.8
	DLP	Courie Cox	670	22.6	0.0
	APP	Joseph Atherley	267	9.0	+7.3
	SB	Robert Toussaint	18	0.6	−0.9
Majority			1,344	45.3	−5.7
Turnout			2,969
	BLP hold		Swing	-2.9

2018

St. Michael Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BLP	Arthur Holder	2,948	73.6	+24.1
	DLP	Steven Blackett	905	22.6	−27.9
	UPP	Richard Barrow	69	1.7	new
	SB	Robert Toussaint	62	1.5	new
	Barbados Integrity Movement	Glenville Evelyn	20	0.5	new
Majority			2,043	51.0	+50.1
Turnout			4,004
	BLP gain from DLP		Swing	+26.0

Notes

1. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one member of parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

1. "The History | BARBADOSPARLIAMENT.COM". www.barbadosparliament.com. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
2. "Member Details". www.barbadosparliament.com. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
3. "Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Review of Boundaries) Order, 2002" (PDF). Electoral and Boundaries Commission. 10 July 2002. p. F14. Retrieved 24 November 2024.