Saint Michael North (Barbados Parliament constituency)
| Saint Michael North | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Assembly of Barbados | |
| Region | Saint Michael, Barbados |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1971 |
Saint Michael North is a constituency in the Saint Michael parish of Barbados. It was established in 1971.[1] Since 2022, it has been represented in the House of Assembly of the Barbadian Parliament by Davidson Ishmael, a member of the BLP.[2][n 1] The Saint Michael North constituency is a safe seat for the BLP.
Boundaries
The constituency runs:
From the junction of Cave Hill Road with St. Stephens Hill Road in a southerly direction along the middle of St. Stephens Hill Road to its junction with Grazettes New Road; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of Grazettes New Road to its junction with Pembroke Road; thence in a north easterly direction along the middle of Pembroke Road to its junction with Denton Road; thence in a westerly direction and then north easterly and easterly direction along the middle of Denton Road to its junction with Brecon Road; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of Brecon Road to its junction with Rockhampton Road; thence in a northerly direction along the middle of Rockhampton Road to its junction with a flight of steps; thence in a north westerly direction along this flight of steps to the roadway; thence in a northerly direction along the roadway to its junction with Cave Hill-Whitehall Road; thence in a north easterly and then easterly direction along the middle of the Cave Hill-Whitehall Road to its junction with Whitehall No. 1 Road; thence in a north easterly direction along the middle of Whitehall No. 1 Road to its junction with Whitehall Tenantry Road; thence in a north easterly direction along the middle of Whitehall Tenantry Road to its junction with Johnson Land Tenantry Road; thence in an easterly and north easterly direction along Johnson Land Tenantry Road 2nd Avenue Green Hill to its junction with 4th Avenue Green Hill; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of 4th Avenue Green Hill to its junction with Highway 2 (the Bridgetown-Warrens Road); thence in a north easterly direction along the middle of Highway 2 to its junction at the Everton Weekes Roundabout with the Gordon Cummins Highway; thence in a westerly direction along the Gordon Cummins Highway 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 Clermont-Husbands Road; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of the Clermont-Husbands Road to its junction with the Husbands-Cave Hill Road; thence in a southerly direction along the middle of the Husbands-Cave Hill Road to its junction at Cave Hill with the St. Stephens Hill Road (the starting point).[3]
Members
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ronald Toppin | BLP | |
| 2022 | Davidson Ishmael | ||
Elections
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP | Davidson Ishmael | 2,394 | 71.5 | −0.8 | |
| DLP | Ricardo Harrison | 754 | 22.5 | −0.8 | |
| APP | Maria Phillips | 201 | 6.0 | +4.0 | |
| Majority | 1,640 | 49.0 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,349 | ||||
| BLP hold | Swing | 0.0 | |||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP | Ronald Toppin | 3,518 | 72.3 | +20.8 | |
| DLP | Kim Tudor | 1,132 | 23.3 | −24.4 | |
| UPP | Maria Phillips | 99 | 2.0 | new | |
| SB | Angela Gibbs | 72 | 1.5 | new | |
| People's Democratic Congress | Mark Adamson | 27 | 0.6 | −0.2 | |
| Independent | Lesloyed Bishop | 15 | 0.3 | new | |
| Majority | 2,386 | 49.1 | +45.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,863 | ||||
| BLP hold | Swing | +22.6 | |||
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.