Though the Boundaries Commission has made no final decisions, The Nassau Guardian understands that at least four of the proposed 23 constituencies on New Providence will have new names, while at least five existing constituencies will be folded into the redrawn boundaries of constituencies with existing names.
As it regards the Family Islands, Ragged Island, which is currently joined with Long Island, will be placed with Exuma for the creation of a new constituency.
In New Providence, the proposed 'Constituency 1', will reportedly be named Adelaide, reflecting the name of a similarly drawn constituency in 2002.
As proposed, Adelaide would be comprised of six polling divisions (and a portion of a seventh) from Golden Isles and four from Clifton.
As previously reported, it is proposed that the Clifton constituency will be no more, with the majority of its polling divisions being folded into Killarney (Constituency 12).
The proposed 'Constituency 16' will reportedly be named Nassau Village.
As it stands, that constituency would be comprised of seven polling divisions from Sea Breeze and seven polling divisions from Kennedy.
It is proposed that Kennedy will be no more, with its six other polling divisions being placed in what will become the newly drawn Bamboo Town constituency.
The proposed 'Constituency 17', which has eight polling divisions from Blue Hills, will also have a new name.
It was unclear what that name could be up to press time, but based on the system the government is using, the name would likely begin with the letter N, O, or P.
Under the current proposal, no constituency would be named Blue Hills.
The proposed 'Constituency 21' will reportedly be called St. Ambrose, named after the Anglican church that sits on the corner of Carmichael and Gladstone Roads within the constituency.
As it stands, the proposed St. Ambrose would include four polling divisions from Golden Isles, five from Blue Hills and two from South Beach.
It has also been proposed that the constituency of St. Thomas More will be no more, with 12 of its polling divisions being folded into what will become Montagu (Constituency 14), and its remaining four polling divisions being folded into what will be redrawn as Farm Road.
The Guardian also understands that either Lucaya or Eight Mile Rock will be no more when the commission completes its work.
The other constituencies on Grand Bahama will still be named High Rock, Pineridge, Marco City and West End & Bimini.
 
POLITICAL STRATEGY
An analysis of the proposal put forward by the government appears to lump many areas in New Providence that overwhelmingly supported the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) in the 2007 general election into fewer constituencies.
The PLP is reportedly hoping to combat this strategy by heavy campaigning in polling divisions where the Free National Movement (FNM) won by a slim majority in the last election.
The PLP is reportedly hoping that it can get enough voters to swing its way in order to upset some of the seats the FNM won in the last election like Sea Breeze, Bamboo Town (now in the hands of the Democratic National Alliance, and a contest in which the PLP did not run a candidate in 2007).
The PLP also reportedly believes it has a good chance of capturing the Adelaide seat when elections are held.
The Nassau Guardian understands that the Boundaries Commission will meet again on Wednesday with a view of completing its report by Friday.

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