Saint Michael South Central (Barbados Parliament constituency)
| Saint Michael South Central | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Assembly of Barbados | |
| Region | Saint Michael, Barbados |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1971 |
Saint Michael South Central 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 Marsha K. Caddle, a member of the BLP.[2][n 1] The Saint Michael South Central constituency is a safe seat for the BLP.
Boundaries
The constituency runs:
From the junction of Highway 6 (Collymore Rock-Bridgetown Road) with Martindales Road, along the middle of Martindales Road to its junction with Halls Road at the Mencea Cox Roundabout; thence along the middle of Halls Road to its junction with Tweedside Road and Hindsbury Road at the James A. Tudor Roundabout; thence along the middle of Hindsbury Road to its junction with Bank Hall Cross Road and Bridge Road; thence along the middle of Bridge Road to its junction with Welches Road; thence along the middle of Welches Road to its junction with Pine Hill Road; thence along the middle of Pine Hill Road to its junction with Pine Plantation Road; thence in a southerly direction along the middle of Pine Plantation Road to its junction with Highway 6; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of Highway 6 to its junction with Clapham Park Road; thence in a southerly direction along the middle of Clapham Park Road to its junction with Clapham Road; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of Clapham to its junction with Observatory Road; thence in a southerly and then south westerly direction along the middle of Observatory Road to its junction with Fordes Road; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of Fordes Road to its junction with Brittons New Road and Flagstaff Road; thence in a north westerly direction along the middle of Flagstaff to its junction with the entrance to the Storm Signal Station Compound; thence in a westerly direction along the entrance to the Storm Signal Station Compound to its junction with a pathway leading to the junction of Reece Road and Warners Gap; thence in a westerly direction along this pathway to the junction of Reece Road and Warners Gap; thence along the middle of Warners Gap to its junction with Beales Gap; thence along the middle of Beales Gap to Villa Road; thence in a southerly direction along the middle of Villa Road to its junction with Laynes Gap; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of Laynes Gap to its junction with Brittons Cross Road; thence in a northerly direction along the middle of Brittons Cross Road to its junction with Highway 6; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of Highway 6 to its junction with Martindales Road (the starting point).[3]
Members
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Marsha K. Caddle | BLP | |
| 2022 | |||
Elections
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP | Marsha Caddle | 1,936 | 63.2 | −4.4 | |
| DLP | Richard Sealy | 932 | 30.4 | +4.6 | |
| APP | David Gill | 195 | 6.4 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 1,004 | 32.8 | −9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,063 | ||||
| BLP hold | Swing | -4.5 | |||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP | Marsha Caddle | 2,881 | 67.6 | +20.8 | |
| DLP | Richard Sealy | 1,101 | 25.8 | −27.3 | |
| UPP | David Gill | 198 | 4.6 | new | |
| SB | Alan Springer | 81 | 1.9 | new | |
| Majority | 1,780 | 41.8 | +35.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,261 | ||||
| BLP gain from DLP | Swing | +24.0 | |||
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. Miss Marsha K. A. Caddle, M.P." 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.