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Saint Lucy (BB Parliament constituency)

Saint Lucy is a constituency in the Saint Lucy parish of Barbados. It was established in 1645 as one of the original 11 constituencies.[1] Since 2018, it has been represented in the House of Assembly of the Barbadian Parliament by Peter Phillips. Philips is a member of the BLP.[n 1]

Since the introduction of the single-member system in 1971, Saint Lucy has largely leaned towards the DLP until 2018.

Boundaries

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The constituency runs:

From a point on the eastern sea coast north of Pico Teneriffe and east of the point at which the public road leading to Boscobel begins to turn in a south easterly direction in a straight line to this point; thence in a westerly direction along this public road from Boscobel to its junction with the Cave Hill Drive–Lamberts Road; thence continuing in a westerly direction along the Cave Hill Drive–Lamberts Road to its junction with Lamberts–Alexandra–Luke Hill Road; thence in a northerly, then westerly and south westerly direction along the middle of the Lamberts–Alexandra–Luke Hill Road to its junction with Highway A (the Rose Hill–St. Lucy’s Church Road) and the private road leading to Alleynedale Hall; thence in a westerly direction and diverting along the branch of this private road so as to leave the plantation buildings in St. Peter and then in a northerly direction to its junction with Highway 1C (the Colleton–St.Lucy’s Church Road); thence in a south westerly direction along the middle of Highway 1C to its junction with the public road leading from Shermans to Half Moon Fort; thence in a straight line to a point on the coast west of the junction of Highway 1C and the public road leading from Shermans to Half Moon Fort; thence in a northerly, north easterly and south easterly direction along the sea coast to a point on the coast north of Pico Teneriffe and east of the point at which the public road leading to Boscobel begins to turn in a south easterly direction (the starting point).[2]

History

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Members of Parliament

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The following list contains the Members of Parliament for the Saint Lucy since the introduction of the single-member system in 1971.

Election Member Party
1971 Edward Evelyn Greaves DLP [3]
1976 Edward Evelyn Greaves DLP[4]
1981 Roy Brathwaite BLP[5]
1986 Edward Evelyn Greaves DLP[6]
1991 Edward Evelyn Greaves DLP[7]
1994 Denis Kellman DLP[8]
1999 Denis Kellman DLP[9]
2003 Denis Kellman DLP[10]
2008 Denis Kellman DLP[11]
2013 Denis Kellman DLP[12]
2018 Peter Phillips BLP[13]
2022 Peter Phillips BLP[14]

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ "The History | BARBADOSPARLIAMENT.COM". www.barbadosparliament.com. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Review of Boundaries) Order, 2002" (PDF). Electoral and Boundaries Commission. 10 July 2002. p. F14. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Barbados General Election Results 1971". 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Barbados General Election Results 1976". 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Barbados General Election Results 1981". 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Barbados General Election Results 1986". 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Barbados General Election Results 1991". 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Barbados General Election Results 1994". 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Barbados General Election Results 1999". 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Barbados General Election Results 2003". 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Barbados General Election Results 2008". 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Barbados General Election Results 2013". 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Barbados General Election Results 2018". 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Elections Results". nationnews.com. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
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