Fort Charlotte is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas. Created in 1967, it elects one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system. Since the 2026 Bahamian general election, it has been represented by Sebastian Bastian of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), who succeeded Alfred Sears.
Boundaries The constituency encompasses Chippingham (where its namesake Fort Charlotte is located) and Arawak Cay on the northern coast of New Providence. It is bordered by Killarney to the west and downtown Nassau to the east. It is one of the smallest constituencies.
Members of Parliament Election Parliament Candidate Party 1967 2nd Curtis McMillan 1972 4th E. V. Thompson 1977 5th Valentine Grimes 1982 6th Franklyn Wilson 1997 9th Zhivargo Laing 2002 10th Alfred Sears 2012 12th Andre Rollins 2017 13th Mark Humes 2021 14th Alfred Sears 2026 15th Sebastian Bastian
Elections 2026 general election Fort Charlotte MP Alfred Sears announced in 2025 that he would not seek re-election at the 2026 general election. In October 2025, Sebastian Bastian was selected and later ratified as the Progressive Liberal Party candidate for Fort Charlotte. The Free National Movement ratified former Bain and Grants Town MP Travis Robinson as its candidate for the constituency in August 2025.
Bastian won the seat for the PLP, defeating Robinson by more than three to one.
Past elections
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See also
Constituencies of the Bahamas