Saint James West Central
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Saint James West Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the
first past the post system of election. The constituency was first contested in the 1976 general election.[1] The current MP is the Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte of the Jamaica Labour Party who has been in office since 2016.[2]
Boundaries
The constituency covers the Granville, Mount Salem, and Spring Garden electoral divisions in St. James.[3]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party[2] | |
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1976
|
Francis Tulloch | People's National Party | |
1980
|
Carl Rhoden | Jamaica Labour Party | |
1983
|
Carl Rhoden | Jamaica Labour Party | |
1989
|
Patrick Rose-Green | People's National Party | |
1993
|
Arthur Nelson | People's National Party | |
1997
|
Arthur Nelson | People's National Party | |
2002
|
Clive Mullings | Jamaica Labour Party | |
2007
|
Clive Mullings | Jamaica Labour Party | |
2011
|
Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams | People's National Party | |
2016
|
Marlene Malahoo Forte | Jamaica Labour Party | |
2020 | Marlene Malahoo Forte | Jamaica Labour Party |
Elections
Elections from 2000 to Present
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
JLP | Marlene Malahoo Forte | 6,144 | 58.3 | ![]() | |
PNP | Andre Haughton | 4,389 | 41.7 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 10,533 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
JLP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JLP | Marlene Malahoo Forte | 6,635 | 54.7 | ![]() | ||
PNP | Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams | 5,374 | 44.3 | ![]() | ||
MGPPP | Clifford Barnett | 40 | 0.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 12,127 | 45.0 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 26,975 | ![]() | ||||
JLP gain from PNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PNP | Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams | 6,208 | 52.5 | ![]() | ||
JLP | Clive Mullings | 5,535 | 46.8 | ![]() | ||
MGPPP | Clifford Barnett | 21 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 11,824 | 48.9 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 24,159 | ![]() | ||||
PNP gain from JLP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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JLP | Clive Mullings | 7,752 | 51.3 | ![]() | |
PNP | Francis Tulloch | 7,216 | 47.8 | ![]() | |
NDM | Apollone Reid | 51 | 0.3 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 15,106 | 56.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 26,779 | ![]() | |||
JLP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JLP | Clive Mullings | 7,121 | 53.2 | ![]() | ||
PNP | Hugh Solomon | 5,980 | 44.7 | ![]() | ||
NDM | Juan Reid | 204 | 1.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 13,380 | 56.9 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 23,516 | ![]() | ||||
JLP gain from PNP |
Elections from 1980 to 1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PNP | Arthur Nelson | 5,873 | 49.8 | ![]() | |
JLP | Anthony Lewin | 5,246 | 44.4 | ![]() | |
NDM | Ainsley Blair | 618 | 5.2 | ||
Turnout | 11,804 | 55.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 21,229 | ![]() | |||
PNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PNP | Arthur Nelson | 5,215 | 59.7 | ![]() | |
JLP | Anthony Lewin | 3,439 | 39.4 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 8,735 | 57.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 15,215 | ![]() | |||
PNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PNP | Patrick Rose-Green | 7,651 | 58.7 | |||
JLP | Winston Watt | 5,165 | 39.6 | |||
Turnout | 13,035 | 75.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 17,184 | ![]() | ||||
PNP gain from JLP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
JLP | Carl Rhoden | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 15,226 | ||||
JLP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JLP | Carl Rhoden | 7,884 | 59.7 | ![]() | ||
PNP | Clive Dobson | 5,285 | 40.0 | |||
Turnout | 13,199 | 86.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,226 | ![]() | ||||
JLP gain from PNP |
Elections from 1976 to 1979
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PNP | Francis Tulloch | 6,708 | 64.1 | ||
JLP | Winston Watt | 3,725 | 35.6 | ||
Turnout | 10,464 | 83.0 | |||
Registered electors | 12,612 | ||||
PNP win (new seat) |
See also
References
- Jamaica Gleaner). Retrieved 27 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 27 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 27 August 2020.
- Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the originalon 28 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (2011)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (2007)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (2002)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (1997)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (1993)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (1989)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- Jamaica Gleaner). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (1983)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (1980)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (1976)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 29 August 2020.