Since the one seat system started in 2003, the PLP have won Devonshire East twice, and the OBA and UBP have won the seat three times.
In the 2017 General Election this seat was one of the most notable results, with the PLP’s Chris Famous defeating Bob Richards, who was the incumbent and served as the OBA Deputy Leader and Finance Minister, and Mr Famous retained the seat in the 2020 General Election, defeating the OBA’s Patricia Gordon Pamplin.
- 2020 Winner – Christopher Famous [PLP]
- PLP’s 2020 Candidate – Christopher Famous
- OBA’s 2020 Candidate – Pat Gordon-Pamplin
- FDM’s 2020 Candidate – No FDM candidate
The Constituency Boundaries Report [PDF] states: “Constituency #11 Devonshire East shall be all that land contained within a line drawn from the junction of Poinciana Road with Watlington Road East; thence North-East along the centreline of Watlington Road East to the junction with Chaingate Hill; thence North-West along the centreline of Chaingate Hill to the junction with Middle Road; thence North-East along the centreline of Middle Road to the junction with Hermitage Road; thence South-East along the centreline of Hermitage Road to the junction with Verdmont Road; thence South along the centreline of Verdmont Road to the junction with Collectors Hill; thence South along the centreline of Collectors Hill to the junction with South Road; thence North-East along the centreline of South Road to the junction with Green View Lane; thence South-East along Green View Lane following a straight line to a point on the coastline; thence continuing South-West along the coastline and following the coastline to a point on the coastline at the boundary between the Aerial Sands property and the Palm Grove Trust property; thence North-West along the property boundary that divides the Aerial Sands property and the Palm Grove Trust property to the junction of Brighton Hill Road and South Road; thence East along the centreline of South Road to the junction with Poinciana Road; thence North along the centreline of Poinciana Road to the junction with Watlington Road East.”
