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Saint Andrew West 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.
The current MP, since 1997, is Andrew Holness, who has been Prime Minister of Jamaica since 2016 and previously from 2011 to 2012.
Consists of Molynes Gardens, Olympic Gardens and Seivright Gardens.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP | Andrew Holness | 7,844 | 53.85 | −0.91 | |
| PNP | Patrick Roberts | 6,723 | 46.15 | +0.91 | |
| Total votes | 14,567 | 100.0 | |||
| Turnout | 55 | ||||
| JLP hold | Swing | -0.91 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP | Andrew Holness | 6,987 | 54.76 | ||
| PNP | Patrick Roberts | 5,772 | 45.24 | ||
| Total votes | 12,759 | 100.0 | |||
| Turnout | 60.98 | ||||
| JLP hold | |||||
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