Manchester North Eastern (Jamaica Parliament constituency)

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Manchester North Eastern is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. [1] Located in Manchester Parish, the constituency was created in 1966. [2] It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The current MP is Audley Shaw. [3]

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Electoral Divisions

Manchester North Eastern consists of three divisions: Christiana, Craighead, and Walderston. [4] [ circular reference ]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1967 William McLaren Jamaica Labour Party
1976 Leonard Kirby Jamaica Labour Party
1989 Calvin Lyn People's National Party
1993 Audley Shaw Jamaica Labour Party

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References

  1. "Constituencies in Jamaica". www.caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  2. Jamaica, diG (2015-09-08). "#ElectionJa - Know Your Constituency: Manchester North Eastern —". diG Jamaica. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  3. "Audley Shaw", Wikipedia, 2020-10-02, retrieved 2020-11-20
  4. "Electoral divisions of Jamaica - Wikipedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.