Saint Michael South (Barbados Parliament constituency)
| Saint Michael South | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Assembly of Barbados | |
| Region | Saint Michael, Barbados |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1971 |
Saint Michael South 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 Kirk Matthew Humphrey, a member of the BLP.[2][n 1] The Saint Michael South constituency is a safe seat for the BLP.
Boundaries
The constituency runs:
From a point on the western sea coast west of the junction of Highway 7 (the Bridgetown-Oistins Road) with Beckles Road along a straight line to the junction of Highway 7 with Beckles Road; thence along the middle of Beckles Road to its junction with Old Quarry Road; thence in a northerly direction along the middle of Old Quarry Road with its junction at Bayview Avenue; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of Bayview Avenue to its junction with Watermill Place; thence in a northerly direction along the middle of Watermill Place to its junction with St. Paul’s Avenue; thence along a straight line to the Culloden Farm-Roseneath southern boundary wall; thence in an easterly direction along the CullodenFarm-Roseneath southern boundary wall to its junction with Culloden Road; thence in a northerly direction along the middle of Culloden Road to its junction with Highway 6 (Bridgetown-Collymore Rock Road); thence in an easterly direction along the middle of Highway 6 to its junction with Brittons Cross Road; thence in a southerly direction along the middle of Brittons Cross Road to its junction with Laynes Road; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of Laynes Road to its junction with Villa Road; thence in a northerly direction to its junction with Beales Gap; thence easterly along the middle of Beales Gap to its junction with Warner’s Gap; thence easterly along the middle of Warners Gap to its junction with Reece Road and the Storm Signal Station pathway; thence along the middle of the Storm Signal Station pathway to Flagstaff Road; thence in a south easterly direction along the middle of Flagstaff Road to its junction with Brittons New Road; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of Brittons New Road to its junction with Reservoir Road; thence southerly along the middle of Reservoir Road to the Ridge and using an imaginary line continue over and beyond the Ridge to 1st Avenue Dayrells Road; thence southerly along the middle of 1st Avenue Dayrells Road to its junction with Dayrells Road; thence westerly along the middle of Dayrells Road to the Garrison Road; thence in a south westerly direction along the middle of the Garrison Road to its junction with Highway 7 (Bridgetown-Hastings Road); then directly across Highway 7 and continuing in a south westerly direction along the road leading to Gravesend Beach and directly to the sea; thence in a north westerly and then northerly direction along the sea coast to a point on the western sea coast west of the junction of Highway 7 with Beckles Road (the starting point)..[3]
Members
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kirk Matthew Humphrey | BLP | |
| 2022 | |||
Elections
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP | Kirk Humphrey | 2,200 | 74.3 | +4.3 | |
| DLP | Kevin Miller | 605 | 20.4 | −5.1 | |
| BFP | Alex Mitchell | 59 | 2.0 | +1.3 | |
| APP | Irvin Belgrave | 58 | 2.0 | +0.7 | |
| SB | Patricia Cox | 41 | 1.4 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 1,595 | 53.8 | +9.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,963 | ||||
| BLP hold | Swing | +4.7 | |||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP | Kirk Humphery | 2,969 | 70.0 | +35.3 | |
| DLP | Freundel Stuart | 1,083 | 25.5 | −38.7 | |
| SB | Paul Gibson | 104 | 2.5 | new | |
| UPP | Sandra Corbin | 57 | 1.3 | new | |
| Bajan Free Party | Alex Mitchell | 31 | 0.7 | −0.5 | |
| Majority | 1,886 | 44.4 | +14.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,244 | ||||
| BLP gain from DLP | Swing | +37.0 | |||
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. Kirk D. M. Humphrey, 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.