Saint Joseph (Barbados Parliament constituency)

Saint Joseph
Constituency
for the House of Assembly of Barbados
RegionSaint Joseph, Barbados
Current constituency
Created1645

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

St. Joseph
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

St. Joseph
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

  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

  1. ^ "The History | BARBADOSPARLIAMENT.COM". www.barbadosparliament.com. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Hon. Dale D. Marshall, S.C., M.P. - House of Assembly of Barbados". www.barbadosparliament.com. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Review of Boundaries) Order, 2002" (PDF). Electoral and Boundaries Commission. 10 July 2002. p. F14. Retrieved 24 November 2024.