Freetown (Bahamas Parliament constituency)
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Freetown (previously Montagu)[1] is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas. It is located in the eastern part of the island of New Providence. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Wayne Munroe.[2][3]
| Freetown | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | |
Freetown is number 21 on the map | |
| District | New Providence |
| Population | 12,943 |
| Electorate | 4,869 |
| Area | 11.26 km² |
| Current constituency | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Progressive Liberal Party |
| Member | Wayne Munroe |
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | William C. Allen | Free National | |
| 2002 | Brent Symonette | Free National | |
| 2007 | Loretta Butler-Turner | Free National | |
| 2012 | Richard Lightbourne | Free National | |
| Constituency renamed Freetown | |||
| 2017 | Dionisio D'Aguilar | Free National | |
| 2021 | Wayne Munroe | Progressive Liberal | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLP | Wayne Munroe | 1,629 | 52.75 |  18.75 | ||
| FNM | Dionisio D'Aguilar | 1,220 | 39.51 |  20.49 | ||
| COI | Patrice Hanna-Carey | 199 | 6.44 | |||
| United Coalition Movement | Shammine Lindsay | 27 | 0.87 | |||
| Grand Commonwealth Party | Shamicka Dean | 13 | 0.42 | |||
| Turnout | 3,088 | 63.42 | ||||
| PLP gain from FNM | ||||||