Kingston Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency)

Kingston 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.

History

In the 2025 Jamaican general election, Steve McGreggor from the People's National Party was defeated by Donovan Williams ^[1] , after provisional reports listed him as the winner. ^[2]

Boundaries

The constituency covers the Allman Town and Rae Town areas of Kingston. ^{[3] [4]}

Members of Parliament

1944 to 1959

Election		Member	Party
	1944	Frank Pixley	Jamaica Labour Party
	1949	Wills O. Isaacs	People's National Party
	1955	Wills O. Isaacs	People's National Party
1959		Constituency abolished [5]

1962 to 1976

Election		Member	Party
	1967	Wills O. Isaacs	People's National Party
	1972	Michael Manley	People's National Party
	1976	Rose Leon	People's National Party
1976		Constituency abolished [5]

1989 to present

Election		Member	Party
	1989	Ralph Brown	People's National Party
	1993	Olivia Grange	Jamaica Labour Party
	1997	Ronald Thwaites	People's National Party
	2002	Victor Cummings	People's National Party
	2007	Ronald Thwaites	People's National Party
	2011	Ronald Thwaites	People's National Party
	2016	Ronald Thwaites	People's National Party
	2020	Donovan Williams	Jamaica Labour Party

Elections

General Election 2007: Kingston Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNP	Ronald Thwaites	5,245	58.71
	JLP	Charlton Collie	3,688	41.29
Total votes			8,993	100.0
Turnout				58.88
	PNP hold

References

1. "Official result hands Kingston Central back to JLP". jamaica-gleaner.com. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
2. "General Elections: PNP's Steve McGregor wins in Kingston Central - Jamaica Observer". 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
3. "Constituency Boundaries". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
4. "Know Your Constituency: Kingston Central". DigiJamaica (Jamaica Gleaner). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
5. "Election Results (1944-2016)" (PDF). National Library of Jamaica . Retrieved 24 August 2020.