Constituencies of Jamaica

Constituencies of Jamaica
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Jamaica's fourteen parishes are subdivided into sixty-three constituencies. The country follows the Westminster system and elects sixty-three Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Jamaica House of Representatives.

History

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In 1959, 13 new constituencies were created in Jamaica increasing the size of parliament from 32 seats to 45.[1]

Constituencies and MPs as of 2019

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The following is the list of constituencies as at April 2019, and the MP elected in each constituency.

Parish Constituency Member of
Parliament 		Party Representative
Since
Cornwall County
Hanover Hanover Eastern Dave Brown JLP 2016
Hanover Western Tamika Davis JLP 2007
Saint Elizabeth Saint Elizabeth North Eastern Delroy Slowley JLP 2020
Saint Elizabeth North Western William J.C. Hutchinson JLP 1997
Saint Elizabeth South Eastern Franklyn Witter JLP 2016
Saint Elizabeth South Western Floyd Green JLP 2016
Saint James Saint James Central Heroy Clarke JLP 2016
Saint James East Central Edmund Bartlett JLP 2002
Saint James North Western Horace Chang JLP 2002
Saint James Southern Homer Davis PNP 1989
Saint James West Central Marlene Malahoo Forte JLP 2016
Trelawny Trelawny Northern Tova Hamilton PNP 2016
Trelawny Southern Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert JLP 2007
Westmoreland Westmoreland Central George Wright PNP 2014
Westmoreland Eastern Daniel Lawrence PNP 2006
Westmoreland Western Morland Wilson PNP 1997
Middlesex County
Clarendon Clarendon Central Michael Henry JLP 1980
Clarendon Northern Dwight Sibblies JLP 1989
Clarendon North Central Robert Nesta Morgan JLP 2002
Clarendon North Western Phillip Henriques PNP 2011
Clarendon South Eastern Pearnel Charles Jr JLP 2002
Clarendon South Western Lothan Cousins PNP 2007
Manchester Manchester Central Rhoda Moy-Crawford JLP 2007
Manchester North Eastern Audley Shaw JLP 1993
Manchester North Western Mikael Phillips PNP 2011
Manchester Southern Robert Chin PNP 2016
Saint Ann Saint Ann North Eastern Marsha Smith JLP 2001
Saint Ann North Western Krystal Lee PNP 2011
Saint Ann South Eastern Lisa Hanna PNP 2007
Saint Ann South Western Zavia Mayne JLP 2016
Saint Catherine Saint Catherine Central Olivia Grange JLP 1997
Saint Catherine Eastern Denise Daley PNP 2011
Saint Catherine East Central Alando Terrelonge JLP 2016
Saint Catherine North Central Natalie Neita PNP 2007
Saint Catherine North Eastern Kerensia Morrison JLP 2016
Saint Catherine North Western Hugh Graham PNP 1989
Saint Catherine Southern Fitz Jackson PNP 1997
Saint Catherine South Central Andrew Wheatley JLP 2011
Saint Catherine South Eastern Robert Miller PNP 2007
Saint Catherine South Western Everald Warmington JLP 2002
Saint Catherine West Central Christopher Tufton JLP 2016
Saint Mary Saint Mary Central Morais Guy PNP 2002
Saint Mary South Eastern Norman Dunn JLP
Saint Mary Western Robert Montague JLP 2016
Surrey County
Kingston Kingston Central Ronald Thwaites PNP 1997
Kingston East & Port Royal Phillip Paulwell PNP 1997
Kingston Western Desmond McKenzie JLP 2011
Portland Portland Eastern Ann-Marie Vaz JLP 2019
Portland Western Daryl Vaz JLP 2007
Saint Andrew Saint Andrew Eastern Fayval Williams JLP 2016
Saint Andrew East Central Peter Phillips PNP 1989
Saint Andrew East Rural Juliet Holness JLP 2016
Saint Andrew North Central Karl Samuda JLP 1989
Saint Andrew North Eastern Delroy Chuck JLP 1997
Saint Andrew North Western Nigel Clarke JLP 2018
Saint Andrew Southern Mark Golding PNP
Saint Andrew South Eastern Julian Robinson PNP 2011
Saint Andrew South Western Angela Brown-Burke PNP
Saint Andrew Western Anthony Hylton PNP 2007
Saint Andrew West Central Andrew Holness JLP 1997
Saint Andrew West Rural Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn JLP 2016
Saint Thomas Saint Thomas Eastern Michelle Charles JLP 2020
Saint Thomas Western James Robertson JLP 2002

References

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  1. ^ "South West St Ann - JLP territory". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
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