Bahamas General elections 2017 Results live Winner by Constituency
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Bahamas General elections 2017 Results live Winner by Constituency Candidate
Bahamas General elections Dates 2017
National General elections Date: 10 May 2017
Bahamas General elections 2017 Results live Voting Opinion Exit Poll has been declared and Hubert Minnis led FNM has swept the elections. Elections in the Bahamas take place in the framework of a parliamentary democracy.
Since independence voter turnout has been generally high in national elections, with a low of 87.9% in 1987 and a high of 98.5% in 1997. There has been two (2) national referendum's and one (1) opinion poll held within the last twenty (20) years. The first, held in 2002, it asked voters five questions ranging from changes to the constitution to the setting up of a national commission on teaching. The first opinion poll, held in January 2013, asked individuals whether they wanted to legalize online gambling. The second national referendum took place on June 7th, 2016, and asked voters four questions pertaining to equal rights within the Bahamas. All three (3) referendum's/opinion polls were rejected.
Bahamas General elections Results Live 2017
Prime Minister-elect Dr Hubert Minnis Speech
He says: “This was a long fought battle, but the victory is not mine, the victory is yours. This is the people's time and I am your servant.” Read Complete Speech here
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Prime Minister Perry Christie has conceded defeat says –
“I called Dr. Minnis earlier this evening to congratulate him on his party’s victory. I understand as perhaps few others the challenges that await Dr. Minnis, and I wish him only success on behalf of our nation. He has my full support for a smooth transition. “It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as the Prime Minister of this great nation. I want to express my deepest gratitude to the Bahamian people for that opportunity. To those who served alongside me, I thank them for their dedication to our shared ideals. “May God Bless Us All, and May God Bless the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.”
Hubert Minnis FNM Swearing ceremony Prime Minister Bahamas 2017
Party | Seats Won |
FNM | 35 |
PLP | 4 |
DNA | 0 |
IND | 0 |
*Recount of Englerston constituency resulted in new result with former PLP Transport Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin, lose to FNM candidate Raymond Rolle
Bahamas Cabinet Ministers List 2017 portfolios Names
Bahamas General elections 2017 Results live Winner By Constituency FNM PLP
Results Winners for the FNM are from following Consitutencies
Free National Movement | 35 seats |
Hubert Minnis | Killarney |
K. Peter Turnquest | East Grand Bahama |
Adrian Gibson | Long Island |
Brensil Rolle | Garden Hills |
Brent Symonette | St. Anne's |
Carlton Bowleg Jr. | North Andros & the Berry Islands |
Desmond Bannister | Carmichael |
D. Halson Moultrie | Nassau Village |
Darren Allan Henfield | North Abaco |
Dionisio D'Aguilar | Freetown |
Donald L. Saunders | Tall Pines |
Duane Sands | Elizabeth |
Elsworth Johnson | Yamacraw |
Frankie Campbell | Southern Shores |
Frederick McAlpine | Pineridge |
Hank Johnson | Central & South Eleuthera |
Iram Lewis | Central Grand Bahama |
James Albury | Central &a South Abaco |
Jeffrey Lloyd | South Beach |
Lanisha Tolle | Sea Breeze |
Mark Humes | Fort Charlotte |
Marvin Dames | Mount Moriah |
Michael Foulkes | Golden Gates |
Michael Pintard | Marco City |
Miriam Reckly-Emmanuel | MICAL |
Pakeisha Parker-Edgecombe | West Grand Bahama & Bimini |
Reece Chipman | Centreville |
Renward Wells | Bamboo Town |
Reuben Rahming | Pinewood |
Rickey Mackey | North Eleuthera |
Romauld "Romi" Ferreira | Marathon |
Shenendon Cartwright | St. Barnabas |
Shonel Ferguson | Fox Hill |
Travis Robinson | Bain's & Grant's Town |
Vaughn Miller | Golden Isles |
Results Winners for the PLP
Philip Davis is the unofficial winner of Cat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador for the PLP
Progressive Liberal Party | 4 seats |
Phillip Davis | Cat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador |
Picewell Forbes | Mangrove Cay & South Andros |
Glenys Hanna-Martin | Englerston |
Chester Cooper | Exumas & Ragged Island |
Bahamas General elections Results Live 2017
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Voters in the Bahamas headed to the polls on Wednesday in a hotly-contested general election overshadowed by corruption allegations and rising unemployment.
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Polls opened at 8am (12:00 GMT), with more than 180,000 people registered to vote in 39 constituencies across the country. Voting was scheduled to finish at 6pm (20:00 GMT), with unofficial results expected around 10pm (00:00 GMT).
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The island archipelago, which gained independence from Britain in 1973, depends heavily on tourism and foreign investment into resorts and other attractions.
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Thousands have lined up to cast their vote in the country's General Election held today, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Both major parties, the Progressive Liberal Party and the Free National Movement, held rallies in Grand Bahama last evening. Although the polls officially opened at 8:00 a.m., the lines were formed as early as 7:00 a.m. at some polling stations. There are five seats being contested in Grand Bahama, of the total 39 seats to make up the House of Assembly.
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Prime Minister Perry Christie conceded defeat late Wednesday as voters sent a clear signal about the political future of The Bahamas following a keenly contested general election.
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Shortly before 10:00 pm (local time), Christie, the veteran politician called leader of the Free National Movement (FNM), Dr. Hubert Minnis.
Electoral system of Bahamas
. The country's electoral law was passed on 31 December 1969 and was last amended in 1992. Elections are run by the Parliamentary Registration Department, headed by a Parliamentary Commissioner. Appointed by the Governor-General, the Commissioner is responsible for voter registration. There is also an Electoral Broadcasting Council, which is responsible for ensuring that media reports are fair and not biased towards any party.
The country has a bicameral Parliament with a House of Assembly and Senate.
Bahamas General elections 2017 Results live Winner By Constituency
Winner |
Constituency |
Reece Chipman |
Centreville |
Brensil Rolle |
Garden Hills |
Jeffrey Lloyd |
South Beach |
Desmond Bannister |
Carmichael |
Shenendon Cartwright |
St Barnabas |
Peter Turnquest |
East Grand Bahama |
Frankie Campbell |
Southern Shores |
Adrian Gibson |
Long Island and |
Hank Johnson |
Central & South Eleuthera |
Bahamas Parties and leaders
Bahamas Constitution Party, Democratic National Alliance, Progressive Liberal Party, United Democratic Party, Free National Movement,
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Constituency |
Winner |
Constituency |
Winner |
Bain Town & Grants Town |
PLP |
Mangrove Cay & South Andros |
PLP |
Bamboo Town |
PLP |
Marathon |
PLP |
Carmichael |
PLP |
Marco City |
PLP |
Cat Island, Rum Cay & San Sal |
PLP |
MICAL |
PLP |
Central & South Abaco |
FNM |
Montagu |
FNM |
Central & South Eleuthera |
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Mount Moriah |
PLP |
Central Grand Bahama |
FNM |
Nassau Village |
PLP |
Centreville |
PLP |
North Abaco |
FNM |
East Grand Bahama |
FNM |
North Andros & Berry Islands |
PLP |
Elizabeth |
PLP |
North Eleuthera |
FNM |
Englerston |
PLP |
Pineridge |
PLP |
Exumas and Ragged Island |
PLP |
Pinewood |
PLP |
Fort Charlotte |
PLP |
Seabreeze |
PLP |
Fox Hill |
PLP |
South Beach |
PLP |
Garden Hills |
PLP |
Southern Shores |
PLP |
Golden Gates |
PLP |
St. Anne's |
FNM |
Golden Isles |
PLP |
Tall Pines |
PLP |
Killarney |
FNM |
West Grand Bahama & Bimini |
PLP |
Long Island |
FNM |
Yamacraw |
PLP |