Saint Michael Central (Barbados Parliament constituency)

Saint Michael Central
Constituency
for the House of Assembly of Barbados
RegionSaint Michael, Barbados
Current constituency
Created1971

Saint Michael Central is a constituency in the Saint Michael parish of Barbados. It was established in 1971.[1] Since 2026, it has been represented in the House of Assembly of the Barbadian Parliament by Tyra Trotman, a member of the BLP.[2][n 1] The Saint Michael Central constituency is a safe seat for the BLP.

Boundaries

The constituency runs:

From the junction of Eagle Hall and Bank Hall Cross Road with Tudor Bridge, along the middle of Tudor Bridge to its junction with Accommodation Road; thence in a south easterly, then easterly and south easterly direction along the middle of Accommodation Road to its junction with 2nd Avenue Promenade Road; thence in a south westerly direction along the middle of 2nd Avenue Promenade Road to its junction with Military Road; thence in a south easterly direction along the middle of Military Road to its junction with Highway 2 (Bank Hall Main Road); thence in a north easterly direction along the middle of Highway 2 to its junction with Waterford Cross Road; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of Waterford Cross Road to its junction with Highway 3 (the Hindsbury-Waterford Road); thence in a straight line drawn in the direction of the junction of Highway 4 (the BridgetownBulkeley Road) with the Belle Road to the point at which that straight line is crossed by the watercourse running between the Belle Pumping Station in a south easterly direction between Flint Hall and Licorish Village to a point east of Welches Service Station on Highway 4; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of Highway 4 to its junction with Bridge Road; thence along the middle of Bridge Road to its junction with Bank Hall Cross Road; thence in a north westerly to westerly direction along the middle of Bank Hall Cross Road to its junction with Eagle Hall and Tudor Bridge (the starting point).[3]

Members

Election Member Party
2018 Arthur Holder BLP
2022
2026 Tyra Trotman

Elections

2026

CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Tyra TrotmanBarbados Labour Party1,96273.59
Andre WorrellDemocratic Labour Party46417.40
Raymond WigginsFriends of Democracy1686.30New
Anthony HindsPeople's Coalition for Progress722.70New
Total2,666100.00–
Barbados Labour Party hold

2022

St. Michael Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Arthur Holder 2,014 67.8 −5.8
DLP Courie Cox 670 22.6 0.0
APP Joseph Atherley 267 9.0 +7.3
SB Robert Toussaint 18 0.6 −0.9
Majority 1,344 45.3 −5.7
Turnout 2,969
BLP hold Swing -2.9

2018

St. Michael Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Arthur Holder 2,948 73.6 +24.1
DLP Steven Blackett 905 22.6 −27.9
UPP Richard Barrow 69 1.7 new
SB Robert Toussaint 62 1.5 new
Barbados Integrity Movement Glenville Evelyn 20 0.5 new
Majority 2,043 51.0 +50.1
Turnout 4,004
BLP gain from DLP Swing +26.0

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. ^ "Member Details". www.barbadosparliament.com. Retrieved 29 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.
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