St. Barnabas (Bahamas Parliament constituency)

St. Barnabas is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas recreated in 2017. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) using the First past the post electoral system. It has been represented by Shanendon Cartwright from the FNM since 2017.

It was known as New Providence South – St. Barnabas in the 20th century.

Geography
St. Barnabas comprises portions of Fort Charlotte, Bains Town and Grants Town, Centerville and Englerston in Nassau.

1974 by-election
Ruby Ann Darling ran as an independent candidate.

1987 by-election
This by-election was the final election contested by the Vanguard Nationalist and Socialist Party.

2021
7 candidates contested the 2021 Bahamian general election including:


 * Alexander Barry Kemp (Kingdom Government Movement)
 * Michael Peter Butler (Bahamian Way Forward Movement)
 * Karen Butler (Independent)
 * Shanendon Cartwright (FNM)
 * Teddy Russell (Democratic National Alliance)

Shanendon Cartwright from the FNM was re-elected with a reduced majority.