Ruby Ann Darling
Ruby Ann Cooper-Darling (born 28 June 1941) is a Bahamian politician and stateswoman.[1]
In the 1962 Bahamian general election, Darling made history becoming the first woman to cast a vote in the country.[2]
In 1974, she ran as an independent candidate in a by-election in the St Barnabas constituency. In 1982, she was appointed a Senator and served in that capacity for five years.[3]
In the 1987 Bahamian general election, she became only the second woman to be elected to the House of Assembly.[4] She was elected in the George Town/Ragged Island constituency for the Progressive Liberal Party.[3]
In 2022, she was honoured as Ambassador for Women Affairs in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.[5]
On November 7, 2023, Darling was sworn in as the Deputy to the Governor-General of the Bahamas.[6]
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