Hanover Eastern
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Hanover Eastern is a
first past the post system of election. It was one of the 32 constituencies fixed in the new constitution granted to Jamaica in 1944.[1][2] The constituency has featured in all 16 contested Parliamentary General Elections from 1944 to 2016.[3] The current MP is Dave Hume-Brown, representing the Jamaica Labour Party, who has been in office since 2016.[4]
Boundaries
The constituency covers three electoral divisions – Sandy Bay, Hopewell, and Chester Castle.[5]
Members of Parliament
1944 to Present
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1944 | Joseph Malcolm | Independent
| |
1949 | Joseph Malcolm | Jamaica Labour Party | |
1955 | Joseph Malcolm | Jamaica Labour Party | |
1959 | Eric Campbell | People's National Party | |
1962 | Arnold Jackson | Jamaica Labour Party | |
1967 | Arnold Jackson | Jamaica Labour Party | |
1972 | Arnold Jackson | Jamaica Labour Party | |
1976 | Aston King | People's National Party | |
1980 | Basil Buck | Jamaica Labour Party | |
1983 | Basil Buck | Jamaica Labour Party | |
1989 | Aston King | People's National Party | |
1993 | Francis Tulloch | People's National Party | |
1997 | Canute Brown | People's National Party | |
2002 | Barrington Gray | Jamaica Labour Party | |
2007 | D. K. Duncan
|
People's National Party | |
2011 | D. K. Duncan
|
People's National Party | |
2016 | Dave Hume-Brown | Jamaica Labour Party | |
2020 | Dave Hume-Brown | Jamaica Labour Party |
Elections
Elections from 2000 to Present
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
JLP | Dave Hume-Brown | 5,972 | 57.7 | 6.7 | |
PNP | Wynter McIntosh | 4,377 | 42.3 | 6.0 | |
Turnout | 10,349 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
JLP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JLP | Dave Hume-Brown | 6,386 | 51.0 | 2.1 | ||
PNP | Wynter McIntosh | 6,046 | 48.3 | 2.4 | ||
Turnout | 12,528 | 53.0 | 9.3 | |||
Registered electors | 23,618 | 8.8 | ||||
JLP gain from PNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PNP | D. K. Duncan
|
6,853 | 50.7 | ||
JLP | Paula Kerr-Jarrett | 6,602 | 48.9 | ||
Turnout | 13,513 | 62.3 | |||
Registered electors | 21,699 | ||||
PNP hold |
See also
References
- ^ "Jamaica: Constitutional Law". International Labour Organization. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- Jamaica Gleaner). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (1944-2016)" (PDF). National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Constituency Boundaries". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "General Election 2020 – Preliminary Results". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- Jamaica Gleaner). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (2016)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (2011)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.