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St George’s West, a marginal district, chose a PLP candidate, Dean Foggo, to represent them in 2003.He won by 22 votes against Kim Swan who then snatched it from him in 2007 with a 17-vote majority.Census 2010 found that the district mirrors the rest of the Island in terms of age and household income distribution but it has relatively more adult black residents (70 percent) compared to the Island as a whole (64 percent).Similarly, at 15 percent, St George’s West has relatively fewer white residents than the Island at large (25 percent).At $101,236, its med ian household income is respectable compared to the Island-wide figure of $106,389.The Census also reported that the district had 106 students aged 18 and over in May 2010, and 272 constituents were between the ages of 16 and 30.It was also the district with the seventh highest number of unemployed — there were 110 in the Census reference week in 2010, representing four percent of the 2,606 unemployed Island-wide.Smiths West, by comparison, reported the lowest number of unemployed (22) while St George’s North had the highest (133).But St George’s West had the highest number of households (89) headed by Bermudian mothers with child(ren), compared to Devonshire South Central, district 12, which came last with 23 such households.Twenty nine percent (328) of its 1,124 adult Bermudians had no formal academic qualifications, according to the 2010 census, ranking fourth out of the 36 constituencies.And it came sixth in the number of adult Bermudians (389) who reported that a high school diploma was their highest academic qualification.But the number of Bermudians reporting a four-year degree as their highest academic qualification was 188 — below the national average of 210.2003 ElectionDean Foggo (PLP) 445Kim Swan (UBP) 423Total Votes Cast 868 (74.8%)Registered voters: 1,1602007 ElectionDean Foggo (PLP) 440Kim Swan (UBP) 457Total Votes Cast 897 (71.36%)Registered voters: 1,257RaceNational St George’s WestBlack 26,062 (64%) 876 (70%)White 10,278 (25%) 188 (15%)Asian 74 —Black/White 1,365 64Black/Other 980 52White/Other 496 11Other 1,174 45Not stated 258 6Constituency median household income: $101,236Island-wide median household income: $106,389Household IncomeNational St George’s WestUnder 36000 2,738 (11%) 60 (8%)$36000 to 71999 5,159 (20%) 154 (22%)$72000 to 107999 4,831 (19%) 156 (22%)$108000 to 143999 3,776 (15%) 113 (16%)$144000 and over 8,958 (35%) 222 (31%)AgeNational St George’s West16-34 10,791 (26%) 342 (27%)35-44 6,570 (16%) 214 (17%)45-54 8,487 (21%) 288 (23%)55-64 6,857 (17%) 181 (14%)65+ 7,982 (20%) 217 (17%)Some total percentages may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.