Christ Church West (BB Parliament constituency)
Christ Church West is a constituency in the Christ Church area of Barbados represented in the House of Assembly of the Barbadian Parliament since 2013 by Maria Agard MP of the BLP.[n 1]
Since its founding in 1971 this constituency has been chiefly held by the BLP.
Boundaries
From a point on the southern sea coast south of the junction of the Highway 7 (Hastings-Top Rock Road) with Rendezvous Hill in a straight line to Highway 7; thence in a northerly direction along Rendezvous Hill to its junction with Rendezvous Ridge, then in an easterly direction to the eastern boundary of Rendezvous Ridge Development, then in a northerly direction to the ABC Highway, thence across the ABC Highway to a point south of the western boundary of Tino Terrace (at Lot #29); thence in a northerly direction along the western boundary of Tino Terrace and Warners Gardens (Lot #53); thence in an easterly direction along Warners Gardens northern boundary to a point where it meets the southern terminus of Brownes Road (at Lot #76) thence in northerly direction along the Brownes Road-Sargeants Village Tenantry Road to the junction with Highway 6 (the Sargeants Village Road); thence in a westerly direction along the middle of the Sargeants Village Road to its junction with the Errol Barrow Highway at the Garfield Sobers Round-a-bout; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of the Errol Barrow Highway to its junction with Highway 6 (Collymore Rock-Sargeants Village Road); thence in a westerly direction along the middle of Highway 6 to its junction with Clapham Park Road thence along the middle of the Clapham Park Road to its junction with Clapham Road; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of Clapham Road to its junction with Observatory Road; thence in a south westerly direction along the middle of Observatory Road to its junction with Fordes Road; thence in a westerly direction, along the middle of Fordes Road to its junction with Brittons New Road; thence ip a westerly direction along the middle of Brittons New Road to its junction with Reservoir Road; thence in a southerly direction along the middle of Reservoir Road to the Ridge and using an imaginary line continue over and beyond the Ridge to the 1st Ave Dayrell's Road; thence southerly along the middle of 1st Avenue Dayrells Road to its junction with Dayrells Road; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of Dayrells Road to its junction with the Garrison Road; thence in a south westerly direction along the middle of the Garrison Road to its junction with Highway 7; then directly across Highway 7 and continuing in a south westerly direction along the road leading to Gravesend Beach and directly to the sea; thence in an easterly direction along the sea coast to a point on the coast south of the junction of Rendezvous Hill with Highway 7 the starting point).
History
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1971 | Henry de Boulay Forde | BLP | |
1976 | Henry de Boulay Forde | BLP | |
1981 | Henry de Boulay Forde | BLP | |
1986 | Henry de Boulay Forde | BLP | |
1991 | Henry de Boulay Forde | BLP | |
1994 | Henry de Boulay Forde | BLP | |
1999 | Sir Henry de Boulay Forde | BLP | |
2003 | William F. Duguid | BLP | |
2008 | William F. Duguid | BLP | |
2013 | Maria Agard | BLP |
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.