Yamacraw (Bahamas Parliament constituency)

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Yamacraw
Constituency
Bahamas general election 2021 - Results by Constituency.svg
Yamacraw is 9 on this map of the 2021 election
District New Providence
Electorate4,089 (2011) [1]
5,268 (2021) [2]
Current constituency
Seats1
Party Progressive Liberal Party
Member(s) Zane Lightbourne

Yamacraw 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 Zane Lightbourne from the Progressive Liberal Party since 2021.

Contents

Geography

The constituency comprises of an area in the east of the city of Nassau, the capital and largest city of the Bahamas. [3]

Members of Parliament

ElectionParliamentCandidateParty
1982 6th Bahamian Parliament Janet Bostwick [4] Free National Movement
1987 7th Bahamian Parliament
1992 8th Bahamian Parliament
1997 9th Bahamian Parliament
2002 10th Bahamian Parliament Melanie Griffin [5] Progressive Liberal Party
2007 11th Bahamian Parliament
2012 12th Bahamian Parliament
2017 13th Bahamian Parliament Elsworth Johnson Free National Movement
2021 14th Bahamian Parliament Zane Lightbourne Progressive Liberal Party

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References

  1. ↑ https://ewnews.com/voter-disparity-seven-constituencies-have-well-over-6000-registered-voters/
  2. ↑ https://ewnews.com/voter-disparity-seven-constituencies-have-well-over-6000-registered-voters/
  3. ↑ "Yamacraw Constituency Map". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  4. ↑ Hall, Italia (2023-02-16). "Janet Bostwick: The Woman and Her Legacy". Our News. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  5. ↑ Ingraham, Felicity (December 9, 2016). "Hon. Melanie Griffin - In her mother's footsteps..." The Bahamas Weekly. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
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