Published: 2008-07-18
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT [CH.37 – 7
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PART II Subsidiary Legislation made under the Local
Government Act (Chapter 37)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (TOWN AREAS AND TOWN COMMITTEE MEMBERS) ORDER
(SECTIONS 5(1) and 6(3)) [Commencement 18th July, 2008]
1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Town Areas and Town Committee Members) Order.
2. For the purposes of the Local Government Act, the Local Government districts specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order, in relation to the respective constituencies and polling divisions specified in the second column of that Schedule, are divided into the town areas respectively set out in the third column of that Schedule in relation to those districts.
3. The population of a polling division, or of more than one polling division, of a town area specified in the third column of the Schedule to this Order, comprising such settlements as may be specified in the fourth column of that Schedule, shall elect to the town committee for the town area, the respective number of town committee members specified in the fifth column of that Schedule in relation to that town area.
SCHEDULE
S.I. 60/2008
Citation.
Specification of town areas.
Specification of number of committee members.
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STATUTE LAW OF THE BAHAMAS LRO 1/2010
LOCAL CONSTITUENCY TOWNAREAS SETTLEMENTS COUNCIL
GOVERNMENT AND MEMBERS DISTRICTS POLLING DIVISIONS
1. NORTH ABACO NORTHABACO Little Abaco CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 2 Crown Haven
Fox Town
Mount Hope 5 Polling Division 3 WoodCay&
Cedar Harbour 2 7
NORTH ABACO Coopers Town CONSTITUENCY
Polling Division 4 Coopers Town 5 Polling Division 5 Fire Road &
Blackwood 2 7
NORTHABACO Treasure Cay CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 6 Treasure Cay
5
2.CENTRAL SOUTHABACO Marsh Harbour
ABACO CONSTITUENCY & Spring City
Polling Divisions 4, 5 & 6 Marsh Harbour 7
Polling Division 7 Spring City 2 9
NORTH ABACO Dundas Town CONSTITUENCY Polling Divisions 9 & 10 Dundas Town
7
Murphy Town Polling Divisions 8 & 11 Murphy Town
7
3. SOUTH ABACO SOUTHABACO Cherokee Sound
CONSTITUENCY
Polling Division 8 Cherokee Sound 3 Polling Division 9 Casurina Point &
Bahama Palm Shores 2 5
Crossing Rock
Polling Division 10 Crossing Rock 5
Sandy Point Polling Division II Sandy Point
5
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LOCAL CONSTITUENCY TOWN AREAS SETTLEMENTS COUNCIL
GOVERNMENT AND MEMBERS DISTRICTS POLLING DIVISIONS
4.NORTH NORTH ANDROS Mastic Point ANDROS CONSTITUENCY
Polling Division 7 BARC 1
Polling Division 9 North Mastic Point 3 Polling Division 10 South Mastic Point 3
7
NORTH ANDROS Lowe Sound CONSTITUENCY
Polling Division I Lowe Sound 3 Polling Division 2 Lowe Sound & a Part 3
of San Andros west of the Queen's Highway
Polling Division 6 Red Bays 1 7
NORTH ANDROS Nicholl's Town CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 3 Nicholl's Town
Morgan's Bluff 2
Polling Division 4 Nicholl's Town & the Part of San Andros east of the
Queen's Highway 3 Polling Division 5 Conch Sound 2
7
5. CENTRAL SOUTH ANDROS Behring Point
ANDROS CONSTITUENCY & Cargill Creek
Polling Division 9A Behring Point 1 Polling Division 9B Cargill Creek & 2
Man-O-War Sound
Polling Division 10 Bowen Sound 2 5
Polling Divisions 11 & 12 Fresh Creek AUTEC, Andros Town, Fresh Creek Calabash Bay, Small Hope Bay, Love Hill
7
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LOCAL CONSTITUENCY TOWN AREAS SETTLEMENTS COUNCIL
GOVERNMENT AND MEMBERS DISTRICTS POLLING DIVISIONS
NORTH ANDROS Staniard Creek CONSTITUENCY
Polling Division II Stafford Creek I Polling Division 12 Blanket Sound 2 Polling Division 13 Staniard Creek 2
5
6. SOUTH NORTH ANDROS Dcep Creek
ANDROS CONSTITUENCY
Polling Division I Mars Bay 3 Polling Division 2A Pleasant Bay I
Polling Division 2B Little Creek 2 Polling Division 2C Deep Creek I
7
SOUTH ANDROS Kemp's Bay CONSTITUENCY
Polling Division 3A Black Point I Polling Division 3B Kemp's Bay& Johnson Bay 4 Polling Division 3C Smith's Hill 2
7
Polling Division 4 The Bluff The Bluff 5
SOUTH ANDROS Long Bay Cays CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 5A High Rock and
Duncombe Coppice 2 Polling Division 5B Long Bay, Long Bay
Cays, Congo Town
and Motion Town 3 Polling Division 6 Driggs Hill 2
7
7. CAT ISALAND CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY Arthur's Town
& SAN SALVADOR CONSTITUENCY Polling Division I Dumfries, Arthur's
Town & Zion Hill 3 Polling Division 2 Orange Creek 2 Polling Division 3 Bennett's Harbour
Stevenson Industrious Hill Gaitors, The Bluff Wilson Bay, Rakers & Thurston Hill 2
7
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LOCAL CONSTITUENCY TOWN AREAS SETTLEMENTS COUNCIL GOVERNMENT AND MEMBERS
DISTRICTS POLLING DIVISIONS CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY The Bight & SAN SALVADOR CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 4 Cove, Tea Bay
Smith's Bay and Knowles 1
Polling Division 5 New Bight 2 Polling Division 6 Old Bight 2
Polling Division 7 Bain Town, Port
Howe & Zonicle Hill 1
Polling Division 8 McQueen's & Devil Point 1
7
8.CENTRAL NORTH ELEUTHERA Gregory Town
ELEUTHERA COI\STITUENCY Polling Division 12 Gregory Town
5
Polling Division 13 Hatchet Bay AliceTown & Hatchet Bay
5
Polling Division 14 James Cistern James Cistern & Rainbow Bay
5
SOUTH ELEUTHERA Governor's CONSTITUENCY Harbour Polling Divisions 9 & 10 Governor's Harbour
7
SOUTH ELEUTHERA Palmetto Point CONSTITUENCY Polling Divisions 11 & 12 North & South
Palmetto Point 7
SOUTH ELEUTHERA Savannah Sound CONSTITUENCY Savannah Sound & Polling Division 13 Windermere Island
5
9. SOUTH SOUTH ELEUTHERA Tarpum Bay
ELEUTHERA CONSTITUENCY Polling Division I Tarpum Bay
7
SOUTH ELEUTHERA Rock Sound CONSTITUENCY Polling Divisions 2 & 3 Rock Sound
7 SOUTH ELEUTHERA Green Castle CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 4 Green Castle
5
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LOCAL CONSTITUENCY TOWN AREAS SETTLEMENTS COUNCIL
GOVERNMENT AND MEMBERS DISTRICTS POLLING DIVISIONS
SOUTH ELEUTHERA Wemyss Bight CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 5 Wemyss Bight Millers & John Millars 3
Polling Division 6 Deep Creek 2
Polling Division 7 Waterford 1
Polling Division 8 Bannerman Town 1 7
10, EXUMA EXUMA East Exuma
CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 8 The Forest 1
Polling Division 9 Jimmy Hill, Mount Thompson & Ramsey 1
Polling Division 10 Hermitage, Tar Bay
& Moss Town 1
Polling Divisions 11 & 14 George Town, Jolly Hall &Bahama Sound, Cottage & Master Harbour 4
Polling Division 12 Rolle Town and
Hartswell 1
Polling Division 13 Forbes Hill, Williams Town & Ferry I 9
EXUMA West Exuma
CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 4 Barreterre & Arnetts Track 1
Polling Division 5 Stuarts Manor, Curtis
& Alexander I
Polling Division 6 Rollevillc 2
Polling Divisions 7 & 15 Farmer's Hill & Gilbert Grant Steven ton, Rakers Point, Harts, Ocean Bight & Calvin Hill 3 7
11. EAST GRAND HIGH ROCK Sweeting's
BAHAMA CONSTITUENCY Cay Polling Division I Sweeting's Cay 5
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LOCAL CONSTITUENCY TOWN AREAS SETTLEMENTS COUNCIL
GOVERNMENT AND MEMBERS DISTRICTS POLLING DIVISIONS
High Rock Polling Division 2 High Rock 4
Polling Division 6 McCleans Town and Pelican Point 3 7
Free Town
Polling Division 4 Free TOWn, Bevans Town, Gambier Point & Gold Rock Creek 2
Polling Division 5 Water Cay I
Polling Division 9B Mather Town and Smith's Point 2 5
12. WEST GRAND WEST END & BIMINI West End
BAHAMA CONSTITUENCY Polling Division I West End 3
Polling Division 2 West End 2
Polling Division 3 West End 4 9
WEST END & BIMINI Eight Mile Rock
CONSTITUENCY West Polling Division 4 Holmes Rock 2
Polling Division 5 Martin Hill 3
Polling Division 6 Seagrape 2
Polling Division 7 Jones Town 2 9
EIGHT MILE ROCK Eight Mile Rock
CONSTITUENCY East Polling Division 6 Hepburn Town 1
Polling Division 7 Bartlett Hill 1
Polling Divisions 8 & 9 IHIanna Hill 3
Polling Divisions 10& I I Pinedale 2
EIGHT MILE ROCK CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 12 Martin Town and
Russell Town 2 9
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LOCAL CONSTITUENCY TOWN AREAS SETTLEMENTS COUNCIL
GOVERNMENT AND MEMBERS DISTRICTS POLLING DIVISIONS
EIGHT MILE ROCK Pinder's Point CONSTITUENCY
Polling Division 13B Hunter's, Mack Town 3
LUCAYA
CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 7B Williams Town
Russell Town 1
EIGHT MILE ROCK
CONSTITUENCY Polling Division I Lewis Yard 3
Polling Division 2 Pinder's Point 2 9
13. LONG ISLAND LONG ISLAND & North End
RAGGED ISLAND CONSTITUENCY
Polling Division 5 Salt Pond 1
Polling Division 6 Miller's and
McKanns 1
Polling Division 7 Milleton
Bridgewater, Simms O'Niels, Culmers Deals, Whymms Alligator Bay, Bain
Morris's & Bunches 2
Polling Division 8 Stella Maris, Glintons
Burnt Ground & Seymours 3 7
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LOCAL CONSTITUENCY TOWN AREAS SETTLEMENTS COUNCIL
GOVERNMENT AND MEMBERS DISTRICTS POLLING DIVISIONS
LONG ISLAND & South End RAGGED ISLAND CONSTITUENCY Polling Division I Morrisville, Roses Hard Bargain, Bain Fords, McKenzie Mortimers, Berries
Wood Hill Dunmores, Taits Cabbage Point &
Gordon's 2
Polling Division 2 Clarence Town 1
Polling Division 10 Deadman's Cay
BillyBowe, Buckleys 2
Polling Division 3 Cartwrights
McKenzie, Mangrove Bush, Pettys Hamilton, Benzie Hill, Scrub Hill and
Turnbull 2
Polling Division 4 The Bight, Grays &
Lower Deadman's Cay 2 9