| Porsha Stubbs-Smith | |
| Office: | Minister of Tourism, Environment, Heritage and Culture |
| Office2: | Minister of Health and Human Services |
| Monarch2: | Elizabeth II |
| Premier2: | Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson |
| Governor2: | John Freeman |
| Office3: | Minister for Environment and Home Affairs |
| Term Start3: | 14 November 2012 |
| Term End3: | 14 November 2015 |
| Monarch3: | Elizabeth II |
| Premier3: | Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson |
| Governor3: | John Freeman |
| Constituency3: | The Bight |
| Term Start4: | 2012 |
| Term End4: | 2016 |
| Constituency4: | The Bight |
| Majority4: | 1 (2017) |
| Birth Name: | Porsha Monique Stubbs Smith |
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Porsha Stubbs-Smith is a Turks and Caicos Islander politician, who served as the Minister of Tourism, Environment, Heritage and Culture.
Stubbs-Smith was elected to the Turks and Caicos Islands House of Assembly at the 2012 general election in The Bight constituency for the Progressive National Party.[1] Initially, she was Minister for Environment and Home Affairs, before becoming Minister of Health and Human Services. As Minister of Tourism, Environment, Heritage and Culture,[2] she led a delegation to the United Kingdom in 2016.[3]
She stood once again at the 2016 general election.[4] Stubbs-Smith was re-elected, but the result was challenged by George Pratt of the People's Democratic Movement as she was elected after several recounts resulted in a draw. The decision came down to placing the names of both Stubbs-Smith and Pratt in a box and drawing the victor, with Stubbs-Smith therefore being counted as the victor by a single vote. Pratt's challenge was on the basis of a single Turks and Caicos Islander being unable to vote as they found their name was not on the electoral roll when she attended the Polling Station. Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale dismissed the challenge and upheld the decision.[5]