Saint James West Central

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Saint James West Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The constituency was first contested in the 1976 general election. [1] The current MP is the Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte of the Jamaica Labour Party who has been in office since 2016. [2]

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Boundaries

The constituency covers the Granville, Mount Salem, and Spring Garden electoral divisions in St. James. [3]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty [2]
1976 Francis Tulloch People's National Party
1980 Carl Rhoden Jamaica Labour Party
1983 Carl Rhoden Jamaica Labour Party
1989 Patrick Rose-Green People's National Party
1993 Arthur Nelson People's National Party
1997 Arthur Nelson People's National Party
2002 Clive Mullings Jamaica Labour Party
2007 Clive Mullings Jamaica Labour Party
2011 Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams People's National Party
2016 Marlene Malahoo Forte Jamaica Labour Party
2020 Marlene Malahoo Forte Jamaica Labour Party

Elections

Elections from 2000 to Present

General Election 2020: Saint James West Central [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JLP Marlene Malahoo Forte 6,14458.3Increase2.svg 3.6
PNP Andre Haughton 4,38941.7Decrease2.svg 2.6
Turnout 10,533
Registered electors
JLP hold
General Election 2016: Saint James West Central [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JLP Marlene Malahoo Forte 6,63554.7Increase2.svg 7.9
PNP Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams 5,37444.3Decrease2.svg 8.2
MGPPP Clifford Barnett400.3Increase2.svg 0.1
Turnout 12,12745.0Decrease2.svg 3.9
Registered electors 26,975Increase2.svg 11.7
JLP gain from PNP
General Election 2011: Saint James West Central [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PNP Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams 6,20852.5Increase2.svg 4.7
JLP Clive Mullings5,53546.8Decrease2.svg 4.5
MGPPP Clifford Barnett210.2
Turnout 11,82448.9Decrease2.svg 7.5
Registered electors 24,159Decrease2.svg 9.8
PNP gain from JLP
General Election 2007: Saint James West Central [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JLP Clive Mullings7,75251.3Decrease2.svg 1.9
PNP Francis Tulloch 7,21647.8Increase2.svg 3.1
NDM Apollone Reid510.3Increase2.svg 1.2
Turnout 15,10656.4Decrease2.svg 0.5
Registered electors 26,779Increase2.svg 13.9
JLP hold
General Election 2002: Saint James West Central [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JLP Clive Mullings7,12153.2Increase2.svg 8.8
PNP Hugh Solomon5,98044.7Decrease2.svg 5.1
NDM Juan Reid2041.5Decrease2.svg 3.7
Turnout 13,38056.9Increase2.svg 1.3
Registered electors 23,516Increase2.svg 10.8
JLP gain from PNP

Elections from 1980 to 1999

General Election 1997: Saint James West Central [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PNP Arthur Nelson5,87349.8Decrease2.svg 9.9
JLP Anthony Lewin5,24644.4Increase2.svg 4.4
NDM Ainsley Blair6185.2
Turnout 11,80455.6Increase2.svg 0.0
Registered electors 21,229Increase2.svg 39.5
PNP hold
General Election 1993: Saint James West Central [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PNP Arthur Nelson5,21559.7Increase2.svg 1.0
JLP Anthony Lewin3,43939.4Decrease2.svg 0.2
Turnout 8,73557.4Decrease2.svg 18.5
Registered electors 15,215Decrease2.svg 11.5
PNP hold
General Election 1989: Saint James West Central [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PNP Patrick Rose-Green7,65158.7
JLP Winston Watt5,16539.6
Turnout 13,03575.9
Registered electors 17,184Increase2.svg 12.9
PNP gain from JLP
General Election 1983: Saint James West Central [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JLP Carl Rhoden
Turnout
Registered electors 15,226
JLP hold
General Election 1980: Saint James West Central [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JLP Carl Rhoden7,88459.7Increase2.svg 24.1
PNP Clive Dobson5,28540.0
Turnout 13,19986.7
Registered electors 15,226Increase2.svg 20.7
JLP gain from PNP

Elections from 1976 to 1979

General Election 1976: Saint James West Central [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PNP Francis Tulloch 6,70864.1
JLP Winston Watt3,72535.6
Turnout 10,46483.0
Registered electors 12,612
PNP win (new seat)

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 "Jamaica General Election Results (1944-2016)" (PDF). National Library of Jamaica . Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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  15. "Jamaica General Election Results (1980)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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