South Beach (Bahamas Parliament constituency)

South Beach
Constituency
South Beach is 6 on this map of the 2021 election
District	New Providence
Electorate	4,019 (2011) [1] 5,625 (2021) [2]
Current constituency
Seats	1
Party	Progressive Liberal Party
Member(s)	Bacchus Rolle

South Beach 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 Bacchus Rolle from the Progressive Liberal Party since 2021. ^[3]

Geography

The constituency comprises an area on the south coast of New Providence, outside the city of Nassau, the capital and largest city of the Bahamas. ^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election	Parliament	Candidate	Party
2007	11th Bahamian Parliament	Phenton Neymour	Free National Movement
2012	12th Bahamian Parliament	Cleola Hamilton	Progressive Liberal Party
2017	13th Bahamian Parliament	Jeffrey Lloyd	Free National Movement
2021	14th Bahamian Parliament	Bacchus Rolle	Progressive Liberal Party

Election results

2021 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PLP	Bacchus Rolle	1,959	52.87	24.87
	FNM	Jeffrey Lloyd	1,296	34.98	29.02
	COI	Devon Emmanuel	322	8.69
	DNA	Jermaine Higgs	86	2.32	3.68
	United Coalition Movement	Anastasia Bethell	25	0.67
	Righteous Government Movement	Micklyn Seymour	10	0.27
	Grand Commonwealth Party	Simon Smith	7	0.19
Turnout			3,705	65.87
	PLP gain from FNM

See also

• Constituencies of the Bahamas

References

1. "VOTER DISPARITY: Seven constituencies have well over 6,000 registered voters". 7 September 2021.
2. "VOTER DISPARITY: Seven constituencies have well over 6,000 registered voters". 7 September 2021.
3. "Bacchus Rolle eager to venture into world of politics | The Tribune". m.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
4. "South Beach Constituency Map". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
5. https://www.bahrep.com/elections/2021/