Killarney (Bahamas Parliament constituency)

Killarney

Constituency
District| New Providence
Current constituency
Created| 2007
Seats| 1
Party| Free National Movement
Member(s)| Hubert Minnis
Created from|

* Delaporte
* Adelaide
* Clifton

Killarney is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas created in 2007. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) using a First past the post electoral system. The seat has been held by the Free National Movement and has had Hubert Minnis as its MP since its creation.

## Boundaries

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The constituency covers northwestern New Providence Island, starting at Cable Beach and encompassing the West End and Lake Killarney. It is one of the largest constituencies, which has garnered calls to have its boundaries altered.[1]

## Members of Parliament

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Election  | Candidate  | Party  | Notes

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2007 | Hubert Minnis |  | FNM |

## Electoral history

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General Election 2021: Killarney  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| FNM | Hubert Minnis  | 2,501  | 48.79  |  24.65
| PLP | Ronald Duncombe  | 1,948  | 38.00  |  18.84
| DNA | Kendal Lewis Jr.  | 323  | 6.30  |  1.10
| COI | Richa Sands  | 323  | 6.30  | New
| Independent | Celi Moss  | 31  | 0.06  | New
Turnout | 5,126  | 72.08
Registered electors | 7,112  |
General Election 2017: Killarney[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| FNM | Hubert Minnis  | 4,186  | 73.44  |  20.95
| PLP | Reineka Knowles  | 1,092  | 19.16  |  16.55
| DNA | Arinthia Komolafe | 422  | 7.4  |  3.95
Turnout | 5,700  |  |
Registered electors |  |
| FNM hold
General Election 2012: Killarney[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| FNM | Hubert Minnis  | 2,434  | 52.49  |  1.3
| PLP | Jerome Gomez  | 1,642  | 35.71  |  10.5
| DNA | Prodesta Moore  | 522  | 11.35  | New
Turnout | 4,598  |  |
Registered electors |  |
| FNM hold
General Election 2007: Killarney[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| FNM | Hubert Minnis  | 2,065  | 53.79  |
| PLP | Neville Wisdom  | 1,774  | 46.21  |
Turnout | 3,839  |
Registered electors |  |
| FNM win (new seat)

## References

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1. ^ Jones Jr., Royston (7 September 2021). "VOTER DISPARITY: Seven constituencies have well over 6,000 registered voters". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
2. ^ "Bahamas General Election 2017". Bahamas Local. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2021-09-14.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. ^ Devaney, Clunis (7 May 2007). "The Official General Election Results". The Bahamas Weekly. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

## See also

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* Constituencies of the Bahamas

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Constituencies of The Bahamas

New Providence|

* Bain Town and Grants Town
* Bamboo Town
* Carmichael
* Centreville
* Elizabeth
* Englerston
* Fort Charlotte
* Fox Hill
* Freetown
* Garden Hills
* Golden Gates
* Golden Isles
* Killarney
* Marathon
* Mount Moriah
* Nassau Village
* Pinewood
* St. Anne's
* St. Barnabas
* Sea Breeze
* South Beach
* Southern Shores
* Tall Pines
* Yamacraw

Grand Bahama|

* Central Grand Bahama
* East Grand Bahama
* Marco City
* Pineridge

Other islands|

* Cat Island, Rum Cay & San Salvador
* Central and South Abaco
* Central and South Eleuthera
* Long Island
* Mangrove Cay and South Andros
* MICAL
* North Abaco
* North Andros and Berry Islands
* North Eleuthera
* The Exumas and Ragged Island
* West Grand Bahama & Bimini

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