Saint Andrew East Rural (Jamaica Parliament constituency)

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Saint Andrew East Rural
Constituency
Current constituency

Saint Andrew East Rural 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.

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Boundaries

The constituency includes Constitution Hill, Dallas Castle, Gordon Town, Maryland, Woodford and Mavis Bank.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1959 Keble Munn People's National Party
1967 David Lindo Jamaica Labour Party
1972 Eric Bell People's National Party
1976 Roy McGann People's National Party
1980 Joan Gordon-Webley Jamaica Labour Party
1989 E. G. G. Barrett People's National Party
1993 Horace Clue People's National Party
2002 Joseph Hibbert Jamaica Labour Party
2011 Damion Crawford People's National Party
2016 Juliet Holness Jamaica Labour Party
2020

Elections

General Election 2007: Saint Andrew East Rural [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JLP Joseph Hibbert8,28350.66
PNP Mikael Phillips7,88548.23
National Democratic Movement Percival Hurditt1821.11
Total votes16,350 100.0
Turnout  60.24
JLP hold

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References

  1. "General Elections 2007" (PDF). Retrieved 2 November 2024.