Saint James Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The constituency was first contested in the 1967 general election.[1] The current MP is Heroy Clarke of the Jamaica Labour Party who has been in office since 2016.[2]
Boundaries
editThe constituency covers four electoral divisions – sections of Montego Bay North, Montego Bay South, Montego Bay West and Montego Bay South East, as well as Salt Spring.[1][3]
Members of Parliament
edit1967 to 1976
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Herbert Eldemire | Jamaica Labour Party | |
| 1972 | Francis Tulloch | People's National Party | |
| 1976 | Constituency abolished [2] | ||
2011 to present
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Lloyd B. Smith | People's National Party | |
| 2016 | Heroy Clarke | Jamaica Labour Party | |
| 2020 | Heroy Clarke | Jamaica Labour Party | |
Elections
editElections from 2000 to Present
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP | Heroy Clarke | 6,456 | 64.0 |  6.6
| |
| PNP | Andre Hylton | 3,607 | 35.8 |  5.6
| |
| Independent | Astor Black | 23 | 0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 10,086 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| JLP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP | Heroy Clarke | 6,887 | 57.4 | 8.1
| ||
| PNP | Ashley-Ann Foster | 4,968 | 41.4 | 8.7
| ||
| Turnout | 11,991 | 42.8 | 2.6
| |||
| Registered electors | 28,018 | 12.1
| ||||
| JLP gain from PNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNP | Lloyd B. Smith | 5,683 | 50.1 | ||
| JLP | Heroy Clarke | 5,585 | 49.3 | ||
| Turnout | 11,337 | 45.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 24,991 | ||||
| PNP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections from 1962 to 1979
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNP | Francis Tulloch | 6.356 | 60.6 | 15.6
| ||
| JLP | Tony Hart | 4,101 | 39.1 | 15.3
| ||
| Turnout | 10,487 | 82.2 | 2.5
| |||
| Registered electors | 12,761 | 21.9
| ||||
| PNP gain from JLP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP | Herbert Eldemire | 4,820 | 54.4 | ||
| PNP | Herbert Morrison | 3,986 | 45.0 | ||
| Turnout | 8,866 | 84.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,471 | ||||
| JLP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Know Your Constituency: Saint James Central". DigiJamaica (Jamaica Gleaner). Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Jamaica General Election Results (1944-2016)" (PDF). National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Constituency Boundaries". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "General Election 2020 – Preliminary Results". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (2016)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Constituency: St James Central". Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (2011)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (1972)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (1967)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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