Fort Charlotte (Bahamas Parliament constituency)

Fort Charlotte
Constituency
Fort Charlotte is number 24
DistrictNew Providence
Current constituency
Created1967
Seats1
PartyProgressive Liberal Party
Member(s)Alfred Sears

Fort Charlotte is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas created in 1967. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) using a First past the post electoral system. It has been held by the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) since 2021 and has Alfred Sears as its MP for the second nonconsecutive time.

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses Chippingham (where its namesake Fort Charlotte is located) and Arawak Cay on the northern coast of New Providence. It is bordered by Killarney to the west and downtown Nassau to the east. It is one of the smallest constituencies.[1]

Members of Parliament

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Election Candidate Party Notes
1967 C. C. McMillan PLP
1972 E. V. Thompson PLP
1977 V. Grimes PLP
1982 Franklyn Wilson PLP
1997 Zhivargo Laing FNM
2002 Alfred Sears PLP
2012 Andre Rollins PLP
2017 Mark Humes FNM
2021 Alfred Sears PLP

Elections

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General Election 2021: Fort Charlotte
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PLP Alfred Sears
FNM Drumeco Archer
COI Daphaney Johnson New
BNC Angela Cox New
United Coalition Nelda Fox New
Independent Fontella Chipman-Rolle New
Independent Percival Roberts New
Turnout
Registered electors
General Election 2017: Fort Charlotte[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
FNM Mark Humes 2,153 54.38 Increase 11.64
PLP Alfred Sears 1,616 40.82 Decrease 5.21
DNA Cindy Knowles 172 4.35 Decrease 6.88
BCP Lavita Thurston 10 0.25 New
BNC Randy Rolle 8 0.20 New
Turnout 3,959 Decrease
Registered electors
FNM gain from PLP
General Election 2012: Fort Charlotte[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PLP Andre Rollins 2,127 46.03 Decrease 6.18
FNM Zhivargo Laing 1,975 42.74 Decrease 4.18
DNA Mark Humes 519 11.23 New
Turnout 4,621 Increase
Registered electors
PLP hold
General Election 2007: Fort Charlotte[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PLP Alfred Sears 1,794 52.21 Decrease 6.31
FNM Michael Barnett 1,612 46.92 Increase 6.48
BDM Charles Carroll 30 0.87 New
Turnout 3,436 Decrease
Registered electors
PLP hold
General Election 2002: Fort Charlotte[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PLP Alfred Sears 2,126 58.52 Increase 14.22
FNM Zhivargo Laing 1,469 40.44 Decrease 15.02
Coalition + Labor Noel St. Claude 38 1.05 New
Turnout 3,633 Increase
Registered electors
PLP gain from FNM
General Election 1997: Fort Charlotte[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
FNM Zhivargo Laing 1,858 55.46
PLP Franklyn Wilson 1,484 44.3 Decrease
Independent Clarence E. Johnson 8 0.24 New
Turnout 3,350
Registered electors
FNM gain from PLP

References

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  1. ^ Jones Jr., Royston (7 September 2021). "VOTER DISPARITY: Seven constituencies have well over 6,000 registered voters". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bahamas General Election 2017". Bahamas Local. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2021-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Devaney, Clunis (7 May 2007). "The Official General Election Results". The Bahamas Weekly. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Fort Charlotte - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Sheet1". Retrieved 15 September 2021.

See also

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