Southern Shores (Bahamas Parliament constituency)

Southern Shores
Constituency
Southern Shores is 3 on this map of the 2021 election
District	New Providence
Electorate	3,948 (2011) [1] 5,618 (2021) [2]
Current constituency
Created	2012
Seats	1
Party	Progressive Liberal Party
Member(s)	Leroy Major

Southern Shores 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 Leroy Major 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
2012	12th Bahamian Parliament	Kendrick Dorsett	Progressive Liberal Party
2017	13th Bahamian Parliament	Frankie Campbell	Free National Movement
2021	14th Bahamian Parliament	Leroy Major	Progressive Liberal Party

Election results

2021 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PLP	Leroy Major	2,061	57.04	19.04
	FNM	Frankie Campbell	1,073	29.70	25.30
	COI	Ronn Rodgers	331	9.16
	Independent	Livingstone Tynes Jr.	107	2.96	1.96
	Kingdom Government Movement	Shakantala K. Johnson	31	0.86
	Righteous Government Movement	Whitney Marche	10	0.28
Turnout			3,613	64.31
	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. "Three MPs among those heading govt boards". The Nassau Guardian. 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
4. "Southern Shores Constituency Map". www.tribune242.com. April 24, 2012. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
5. https://www.bahrep.com/elections/2021/