Joan Gordon-Webley | |
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MP for Saint Andrew East Rural | |
In office 1980–1989 | |
Preceded by | Roy McGann |
Succeeded by | E. G. G. Barrett |
Personal details | |
Political party | People's National Party (since 2015) |
Other political affiliations | Jamaica Labour Party (until 2015) |
Website | joangordonwebley |
Joan Gordon-Webley is a Jamaican politician. [1] She has been a member of both houses of the Parliament of Jamaica.
Joan Gordon-Webley was born in Pell River,Hanover Parish. [2]
In the 1980 Jamaican general election,she became the youngest woman to be elected to the House of Representatives,at the age of 28. [3] Her opponent Roy McGann was killed. [4]
She returned to politics in 2006 and contested Saint Andrew South Eastern. [5] In the 2011 Jamaican general election,she stood in Saint Andrew East Rural and lost to Damion Crawford by just over 300 votes. [6] In 2014,she joined the People's National Party. [7] She stood in the 2020 Jamaican general election. [8]
She will stand in Saint Andrew West Rural at the 2025 Jamaican general election against Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn. [9]