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Constituency #8 Smith’s South General Election Results [Updated For 2025]

Constituency #8 Smith’s South has been won by the UBP or OBA since the inception of the one seat system in 2003, and it is currently held by the OBA’s Ben Smith, who initially won the seat in a by-election in 2023.

The 2025 General Election saw a two-way race, with the incumbent Ben Smith [OBA] winning the seat with 605 votes [75.63%] while the PLP’s Lauren Hayward Bell was second with 195 votes [24.38%].

2023 By-Election

In 2023, Cole Simons — who held the seat for 20 years winning five general elections, three as an OBA MP and two as a UBP MP — resigned and a by-election was held on October 5th, with the OBA’s Ben Smith matching up against the PLP’s Mischa Fubler, with the OBA’s Ben Smith winning with 73.24% of the vote.

2020 General Election

  • 2020 Winner – Cole Simons [OBA]
  • PLP’s 2020 Candidate – Owen Darrell
  • OBA’s 2020 Candidate – Cole Simons
  • FDM’s 2020 Candidate – No FDM candidate
2017 General Election


2012 General Election


The Constituency Boundaries Report [PDF] states: “Constituency #8 Smith’s South shall be all that land contained within a line drawn from the junction of Verdmont Road with Middle Road; thence North-East along the centreline of Middle Road to the junction with North Shore Road; thence North-West along the centreline of North Shore Road to the junction of the coastline with Flatts Bridge; thence continuing East along the coastline of Harrington Sound and following the coastline to a point on the coastline North of the junction of Harrington Sound Road with Harrington Hundreds Road; thence South to the junction of Harrington Sound Road with Harrington Hundreds Road; thence South along the centreline of Harrington Hundreds Road to the junction with Knapton Hill; thence North-East along the centreline of Knapton Hill to a point on Knapton Hill at the Western boundary of the Winterhaven Nature Reserve; thence South-East along the Western boundary of the Winterhaven Nature Reserve to a point on South Road; thence South-West along the centreline of South Road to the junction with Watch Hill Road; thence South-East 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 Western boundary of Spittal Pond Nature Reserve; thence North along the Western boundary of Spittal Pond Nature Reserve to the junction of with South Road; thence South-West along the centreline of South Road to the junction with St. Mark’s Road; thence North-West along the centreline of St. Mark’s Road to the junction with Verdmont Road; thence North along the centreline of Verdmont Road to the junction with Middle Road.”

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