Saint Lucy (Barbados Parliament constituency)
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Saint Lucy is a constituency in the Saint Lucy parish of Barbados. It was established in 1645 as one of the original 11 constituencies.[1] Since 2018, it has been represented in the House of Assembly of the Barbadian Parliament by Peter Phillips. Philips is a member of the BLP.[n 1]
| Saint Lucy | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Assembly of Barbados | |
| Region | Saint Lucy, Barbados |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1645 |
Since the introduction of the single-member system in 1971, Saint Lucy has largely leaned towards the DLP until 2018.
Boundaries
The constituency runs:
From a point on the eastern sea coast north of Pico Teneriffe and east of the point at which the public road leading to Boscobel begins to turn in a south easterly direction in a straight line to this point; thence in a westerly direction along this public road from Boscobel to its junction with the Cave Hill Drive–Lamberts Road; thence continuing in a westerly direction along the Cave Hill Drive–Lamberts Road to its junction with Lamberts–Alexandra–Luke Hill Road; thence in a northerly, then westerly and south westerly direction along the middle of the Lamberts–Alexandra–Luke Hill Road to its junction with Highway A (the Rose Hill–St. Lucy’s Church Road) and the private road leading to Alleynedale Hall; thence in a westerly direction and diverting along the branch of this private road so as to leave the plantation buildings in St. Peter and then in a northerly direction to its junction with Highway 1C (the Colleton–St.Lucy’s Church Road); thence in a south westerly direction along the middle of Highway 1C to its junction with the public road leading from Shermans to Half Moon Fort; thence in a straight line to a point on the coast west of the junction of Highway 1C and the public road leading from Shermans to Half Moon Fort; thence in a northerly, north easterly and south easterly direction along the sea coast to a point on the coast north of Pico Teneriffe and east of the point at which the public road leading to Boscobel begins to turn in a south easterly direction (the starting point).[2]
History
Members of Parliament
The following list contains the Members of Parliament for the Saint Lucy since the introduction of the single-member system in 1971.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Edward Evelyn Greaves | DLP[3] | |
| 1976 | Edward Evelyn Greaves | DLP[4] | |
| 1981 | Roy Brathwaite | BLP[5] | |
| 1986 | Edward Evelyn Greaves | DLP[6] | |
| 1991 | Edward Evelyn Greaves | DLP[7] | |
| 1994 | Denis Kellman | DLP[8] | |
| 1999 | Denis Kellman | DLP[9] | |
| 2003 | Denis Kellman | DLP[10] | |
| 2008 | Denis Kellman | DLP[11] | |
| 2013 | Denis Kellman | DLP[12] | |
| 2018 | Peter Phillips | BLP[13] | |
| 2022 | Peter Phillips | BLP[14] | |
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.