Saint Michael West Central (Barbados Parliament constituency)
| Saint Michael West Central | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Assembly of Barbados | |
| Region | Saint Michael, Barbados |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1981 |
Saint Michael West Central is a constituency in the Saint Michael parish of Barbados. It was established in 1981.[1] Since 2022, it has been represented in the House of Assembly of the Barbadian Parliament by Ian Gooding-Edghill, a member of the BLP.[2][n 1] The Saint Michael West Central constituency is a safe seat for the BLP.
Boundaries
The constituency runs:
From the junction of Long Gap with Spooners Hill-Tudor Bridge Road in a southerly direction along the middle of Spooners Hill-Tudor Bridge Road to its junction with the Bank Hall Cross Road and Highway 1 (the Bridgetown-Holetown Road) at Eagle Hall Corner; thence along the middle of Highway 1 to its junction with St. Stephens Hill Road; thence along the middle of St. Stephens Hill Road to its junction with Grazettes New Road; thence along the middle of Grazettes New Road to its junction with Pembroke Road; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of Pembroke Road to its junction with Denton Road; thence in a northerly direction along the middle of Denton Road to its junction with Ulster Road; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of Denton Road to its junction with Brecon Road and Rockhampton Road; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of Brecon Road to its junction with Long Gap Grazettes Road; thence along the middle of Long Gap Grazettes Road to its junction with Spooners Hill-Tudor Bridge Road (the starting point).[3]
Members
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | George Gooding-Edghill | BLP | |
| 2022 | Ian Gooding-Edghill | ||
Elections
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP | Ian Gooding-Edghill | 2,420 | 72.9 | −2.7 | |
| DLP | Curtis Cave | 795 | 23.9 | +4.0 | |
| SB | Angela Edey | 64 | 1.9 | −1.0 | |
| APP | Veronica Price | 30 | 0.9 | +0.2 | |
| BFP | David Roberts | 11 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 1,625 | 48.9 | −6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,320 | ||||
| BLP hold | Swing | -3.3 | |||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP | George Gooding-Edghill | 3,291 | 75.6 | +29.0 | |
| DLP | James Paul | 865 | 19.9 | −31.1 | |
| SB | Angela Edey | 125 | 2.9 | new | |
| Barbados Integrity Movement | Steven Belgrave | 46 | 1.1 | new | |
| UPP | Herman Lowe | 29 | 0.7 | new | |
| Majority | 2,426 | 55.7 | +51.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,356 | ||||
| BLP gain from DLP | Swing | +30.0 | |||
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. G. P. Ian Gooding-Edghill, 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.