Shanendon Cartwright
Bahamian politician
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Shanendon Eugene Cartwright is a Bahamian politician from the opposition Free National Movement (FNM).[1] He is the member of parliament for St. Barnabas.[2]
Shanendon Cartwright | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Parliament of the Bahamas for St. Barnabas | |
| Assumed office 10 May 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Free National Movement |
Political career
He was first elected in the 2017 Bahamian general election.[3] He was re-elected in the 2021 Bahamian general election.[4] Cartwright was executive chairman of the Bahamas Public Parks and Beaches Authority.[5] In 2022, he was elected deputy leader of the Free National Movement (FNM).[6]
On 4 December 2024, Cartwright threw the parliamentary mace out of a window, after feeling Speaker Patricia Deveaux did not let him speak.[7] This move paralleled an incident in 1965, when the leader of the opposition also threw the mace out of a window, pushing for political change, in an event since dubbed "Black Tuesday".[8] It followed reports from US federal prosecutors that Bahamian officials were facilitating imports of cocaine into the United States in exchange for bribes.[7][9] Members of the FNM were later forced out of the building by police. Cartwright was later released.[8]
In the 2026 Bahamian general election, Cartwright will be the candidate in the new St James constituency.[10][11]