Saint James South (Barbados Parliament constituency)
| Saint James South | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Assembly of Barbados | |
| Region | Saint James, Barbados |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1981 |
Saint James South is a constituency in the Saint James parish of Barbados. It was established in 1981.[1] Since 2018, it has been represented in the House of Assembly of the Barbadian Parliament by Sandra Husbands, a member of the BLP.[2][n 1] The Saint James South constituency is a safe seat for the BLP.
Boundaries
The constituency runs:
From a point where the Prospect-Appleby-Derricks Ridge touches the University Drive, Cave Hill; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of the University Drive to its junction with the Cave Hill-Hinds Hill-Husbands Road; thence in a northerly direction along the middle of the Husbands Road to its junction with the Husbands-Clermont Road; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of the Husbands-Clermont Road to its junction with the Ronald Mapp Highway; thence in a northerly direction along the middle of the Ronald Mapp Highway to its junction with the Redmans Village-Prior Park Road; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of the Prior Park Road to the Prior Park Roundabout; thence in a southerly and then south westerly direction along the middle of the Prior Park Road to its junction with the Prior Park Gardens Road; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of the Prior Park Gardens Road to a track on the southern side of Lot #18 to its junction with Denny’s Road; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of Denny’s Road to its junction with Thorpes Road; thence in a northerly direction along the middle of Thorpes Road to its junction with the Holders Hill Road; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of the Holders Hill Road to a point at the base of the Derrick-Appleby Ridge; thence in a southerly direction along the Derrick-Appleby-Prospect Ridge to the point where it touches the University Drive, Cave Hill (the starting point)..[3]
Members
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sandra Husbands | BLP | |
| 2022 | |||
Elections
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP | Sandra Husbands | 2,879 | 63.8 | −4.3 | |
| DLP | Ronnie Yearwood | 1,633 | 36.2 | +7.8 | |
| Majority | 1,246 | 27.6 | −12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 4,512 | ||||
| BLP hold | Swing | -6.0 | |||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP | Sandra Husbands | 4,012 | 68.1 | +24.7 | |
| DLP | Donville Inniss | 1,674 | 28.4 | −28.1 | |
| SB | Jacqueline Alleyne-Worrell | 103 | 1.7 | new | |
| UPP | Christal Austin | 101 | 1.7 | new | |
| Majority | 2,338 | 39.7 | +26.6 | ||
| Turnout | 5,890 | ||||
| BLP gain from DLP | Swing | +26.4 | |||
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "The History | BARBADOSPARLIAMENT.COM". www.barbadosparliament.com. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Member Details". www.barbadosparliament.com. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Review of Boundaries) Order, 2002" (PDF). Electoral and Boundaries Commission. 10 July 2002. p. F14. Retrieved 24 November 2024.