Yamacraw (Bahamas Parliament constituency)

Yamacraw
Constituency
Yamacraw is 9 on this map of the 2021 election
District	New Providence
Electorate	4,089 (2011)[1] 5,268 (2021)[2]
Current constituency
Seats	1
Party	Progressive Liberal Party
Member(s)	Zane Lightbourne

Yamacraw is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas. It elects one member of parliament (MP) using the first past the post electoral system. It has been represented by Zane Lightbourne from the Progressive Liberal Party since 2021.

Geography

The constituency comprises an area in the east of the city of Nassau, the capital and largest city of the Bahamas.[3]

Members of Parliament

Election	Parliament	Candidate	Party
1982	6th Bahamian Parliament	Janet Bostwick[4]	Free National Movement
1987	7th Bahamian Parliament
1992	8th Bahamian Parliament
1997	9th Bahamian Parliament
2002	10th Bahamian Parliament	Melanie Griffin[5]	Progressive Liberal Party
2007	11th Bahamian Parliament
2012	12th Bahamian Parliament
2017	13th Bahamian Parliament	Elsworth Johnson	Free National Movement
2021	14th Bahamian Parliament	Zane Lightbourne	Progressive Liberal Party

See also

• Constituencies of the Bahamas

References

1. https://ewnews.com/voter-disparity-seven-constituencies-have-well-over-6000-registered-voters/
2. https://ewnews.com/voter-disparity-seven-constituencies-have-well-over-6000-registered-voters/
3. "Yamacraw Constituency Map". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
4. Hall, Italia (2023-02-16). "Janet Bostwick: The Woman and Her Legacy". Our News. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
5. Ingraham, Felicity (December 9, 2016). "Hon. Melanie Griffin - In her mother's footsteps..." The Bahamas Weekly. Retrieved April 22, 2021.