Saint Thomas (Barbados Parliament constituency)

Saint Thomas
Constituency
for the House of Assembly of Barbados
RegionSaint Thomas, Barbados
Current constituency
Created1645

Saint Thomas is a constituency in the Saint Thomas parish of Barbados. It was established in 1645 as one of the original 11 constituencies.[1] Since 2026, it has been represented in the House of Assembly of the Barbadian Parliament by Gregory Nicholls, a member of the BLP.[n 1] It was previously held for 25 years by Cynthia Y. Forde.[2] The Saint Thomas constituency is a safe seat for the BLP.

Boundaries

The constituency runs:

From a point in the centre of the road called Highway 2 (the SpringvaleHaggatts Road) opposite to a monument (B.7) placed on the western side of the road in a straight line to the triangulation station known as “ Hillaby” S.15 at the end of the Hillaby Tenantry Road; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of Hillaby Tenantry Road to its junction with Farmers-Turners Hall Road; thence in a southerly direction along the middle of the Farmers-Turners Hall Road to its junction with the Farmers-Plum Tree-Ridgeway Gully; thence in a westerly direction along the Farmers-Plum Tree-Ridgeway Gully to the point at which it is crossed by the Ronald Mapp Highway (the Warrens-Rock Dundo Road); thence in a southerly direction along the middle of the Ronald Mapp Highway to its junction with the Luther Johnson Roundabout; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of the Seaview-Reeves Hill Road to a point marked by a monument (B.8) placed on the southern side of the road; thence in a southerly direction to the middle of the Ridgeway-Molyneaux gully; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of the Ridgeway-Molyneaux gully to the point where it is crossed by the Ronald Mapp Highway; thence in a southerly direction along the Ronald Mapp Highway to its junction with the Bagatelle-Grand View Road; thence along the middle of the Bagatelle-Grand View Road to the point where it crosses the Apple Grove Gully; thence in a southerly then westerly direction along the middle of the Apple Grove Gully to a point leading to Terrace Drive Road, Welches Terrace; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of Terrace Drive Road to the Ronald Mapp Highway; thence in a southerly direction to its junction with the Gordon Cummins Highway; thence in an easterly direction along the Gordon Cummins Highway to its junction with Highway 2 at Everton Weekes Roundabout; thence in a north easterly direction along Highway 2 to its junction with the Jackson-Canewood Road; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of the Canewood Road to its junction with Highway E (Hothersal Turning-Proute Village Road); thence in a north-easterly direction along the middle of Highway E to the point where it crosses the Fisherpond-Proute-Bridgefield Gully; thence along the middle of the said gully to the point where it meets the Jack-In-The-Box Gully; thence along the middle of the Jack-In-The-Box Gully to the point where it is crossed by the Hopewell-Walkes Spring Road; then turning right along the middle of the Hopewell-Walkes Spring Road to its junction with Highway E; then turning left along the middle of Highway E to its junction with the Mt. Wilton-Bloomsbury Road; thence turning right along the middle of the Mt. Wilton-Bloomsbury Road to its junction with Highway 2; thence along the middle of Highway 2 to a point in the centre of Highway 2 (the Sturges-Springvale Road) opposite the monument (B.7) (the starting point).[3]

Members

Election Member Party
2001 by-election Cynthia Y. Forde BLP
2003
2008
2013
2018
2022
2026 Gregory Nicholls

Elections

2022

St. Thomas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Cynthia Forde[4] 2,971 78.6 −7.1
DLP Rolerick Hinds 625 16.5 +5.7
BSP Philip Catlyn 98 2.6 New
Independent Samuel Maynard[5] 88 2.3 New
Majority 2,346 62.0 −12.9
Turnout 3,782
BLP hold Swing -6.4

2018

St. Thomas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Cynthia Forde 5,038 85.7 +20.1
DLP Rolerick Hinds 635 10.8 −23.6
SB Pauline Corbin 206 3.5 new
Majority 4,403 74.9 +43.7
Turnout 5,879
BLP hold Swing +21.8

2001 by-election

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. ^ "Miss Cynthia Y. Forde, J.P., M.P." www.barbadosparliament.com. Retrieved 30 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.
  4. ^ "Our Candidates". Barbados Labour Party. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Over 100 candidates contesting in 2022 General Elections". Loop News. Retrieved 21 January 2022.