Saint Joseph (Barbados Parliament constituency)
| Saint Joseph | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Assembly of Barbados | |
| Region | Saint Joseph, Barbados |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1645 |
Saint Joseph is a constituency in the Saint Joseph 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 Dale Marshall, a member of the BLP.[2][n 1] The Saint Joseph constituency is a marginal seat for the BLP.
Boundaries
The constituency runs:
From a point on the eastern sea coast south of Barclays Park and east of the terminus of the gully leading to the culvert which crosses the East Coast Road, in a straight line to the terminus of the gully; thence along this gully to its junction with an unclassified road leading to Cambridge; thence in a southerly and then south westerly direction along the middle of this unclassified road to its junction with a public road known as Coggins Hill; thence in a north westerly direction along the middle of Coggins Hill to its junction with Highway 2 (the Haggatts-Springvale Road); thence in a south westerly direction along the middle of Highway 2 to its junction with the Mt. Wilton-Bloomsbury Road; thence in an easterly and south easterly direction along the middle of the Bloomsbury-Mt. Wilton Road to the junction of Laynes Bridge and Highway E (the Mt. Wilton Road) thence in a southerly direction along Highway E to its junction with the Walkes Spring-Jack-inthe-Box Road; thence along the middle of the Jack-in-the- Box Road to the point where it is crossed by the Jack-in-the-Box Gully; thence in a southerly direction along the middle of Jack-in-the-Box Gully, to the point where it meets the BridgefieldProute-Fisherpond Gully; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of the Bridgefield-Proute-Fisherpond Gully to the point where it is crossed by Highway E (Proute-Mt. Wilton Road); thence in a southerly direction along the middle of Highway E to its junction with the Applewhaite-Selmans-Fisherpond Road; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of the Applewhaite-Selmans-Fisherpond Road to its junction with the Fisherpond-Lammings Road; thence in a southerly direction along the middle of the Fisherpond-Lammings Road to its junction with Highway 3 (the Groves-Andrews Factory Road); thence along the middle the Groves-Andrews Factory Road to the junction with the Claybury-Mt. Tabor Church Road; thence in an easterly direction along the Claybury-Mt. Tabor Church Road to its junction with the Mt. Tabor-Venture-Malvern Road; thence in a northerly direction along the Mt. Tabor-Venture-Malvern Road to its junction with the Malvern-Edgecliff Road; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of the Malvern-Edgecliff Road to its junction with an unclassified road leading from Malvern to Hackleton’s Cliff; thence in a northerly and then north easterly direction along this unclassified road to a monument (B.9) placed near the edge of Hackleton’s Cliff; then north easterly along the line joining this monument with another monument (B.10) placed at the end of an unclassified road at Foster Hall; then along this road to its junction with the public road called Highway F to a point opposite a monument (B.11) placed on the northern side of the road; then in a straight line through the triangulation station number S.38 at Three Boys Rock to the sea; thence in a north westerly direction along the sea coast to a point on the coast south of Barclays Park and east of the terminus of the gully leading to the culvert which crosses the East Coast Road (the starting point).[3]
Members
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dale Marshall | BLP | |
| 2022 | |||
Elections
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP | Dale Marshall | 2,344 | 67.1 | −3.5 | |
| DLP | Randall Rouse | 1,034 | 29.6 | +17.4 | |
| APP | Paula Bradshaw | 67 | 1.9 | New | |
| NBKA | Antonio Gittens | 47 | 1.3 | New | |
| Majority | 1,310 | 37.5 | −18.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,492 | ||||
| BLP hold | Swing | -10.4 | |||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP | Dale Marshall | 3,391 | 70.6 | +17.1 | |
| Independent | Randall Rouse | 700 | 14.6 | new | |
| DLP | Dennis Holder | 588 | 12.2 | −34.3 | |
| SB | Jennifer Highland | 125 | 2.6 | new | |
| Majority | 2,691 | 56.0 | +49.1 | ||
| Turnout | 4,804 | ||||
| BLP hold | Swing | n/a | |||
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.
- ^ "Hon. Dale D. Marshall, S.C., M.P. - House of Assembly of Barbados". www.barbadosparliament.com. Retrieved 30 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.