Christ Church East Central (BB Parliament constituency)
Christ Church East Central is a constituency in the Christ Church area of Barbados. Since 2018, it has been represented in the House of Assembly of the Barbadian Parliament by Ryan Straughn. Straughn is a member of the BLP.[n 1]
Since its founding in 1981, Christ Church East Central has been a marginal constituency between the BLP and the DLP.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency runs from the junction of the ABC Highway and Highway R (the Upton-Kent Road) in a southerly then easterly direction. It continues to highway 6 and then runs in an easterly direction along the middle of Highway 6 to its junction with the Bannatyne-Kingsland Road. From there, it runs in a southerly direction along the middle of the Bannatyiie-Kingsland Road to the Kingsland-Gall Hill Road. Then in a south-easterly direction along the middle of the Kingsland-Gall Hill Road to its junction with Water Street. Next, it runs in an easterly direction along the middle of Water Street to its junction with Highway T (the Lodge Road-Oistins Hill Road). Then in a southerly direction along the middle of Highway T to its junction with Church Hill Road. Then in an easterly direction along the middle of Church Hill Road to its junction with Windy Ridge Road. Then in a south easterly direction along the middle of Windy Ridge Road to its junction with Highway 7 (the Airport-Oistins Road) at Thornbury Hill. Then in a northeasterly direction along the middle of Highway 7 to its junction with Highway S (the Providence-Balls Road).Then in a northerly direction along the middle of Highway S to its junction with the ABC Highway. Then in a south westerly direction along the middle of the ABC Highway to its junction with Highway 6 (the Balls-St Patrick Road) at the Henry Forde Round-a-bout. Then in an easterly direction along the middle of Highway 6 (the Balls-St Patrick Road) to its junction with Highway Q (the Balls-Lower Greys Road). Then in a north easterly direction along the middle of Highway Q to its junction with Highway R (the Pilgrim Place-St. Davids Road). Then along the middle of Highway R to its junction with an unclassified road west of Edeys Village leading to Small Ridge and Bannatyne Gardens. Then in a southerly, easterly then southerly direction along the middle of the said unclassified road to where it meets the Bannatyne Gardens Road. Then in a south westerly direction along the middle of the Bannatyne Gardens Road to its junction with Highway V (the Bannatyne-St Davids Road). Then in a north-westerly direction along the middle of Highway V to its junction with Highway R. Then in a westerly direction along the middle of Highway R to its junction with the ABC Highway (the starting point).
History
[edit]Members of Parliament
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Member Details". www.barbadosparliament.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
