Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP | Tamika Davis | 6,008 | 54.6 |  11.1 | ||
| PNP | Ian Hayles | 4,987 | 45.4 |  10.1 | ||
| Turnout | 10,995 | |||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| JLP gain from PNP | ||||||
Tamika Davis | |
|---|---|
| MP for Hanover Western | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Hayles |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Jamaica Labour Party |
Tamika Y. Davis is a Jamaican politician and attorney-at-law who is a current sitting MP. She defeated Ian Hayles in Hanover Western at the 2020 general election. [1] [2]
Davis hails from Middlesex County. [3]
Davis attended the Middlesex Corner Primary School and then Montego Bay High School for Girls in St James before being transferred to Rusea’s High School. She graduated from the University of the West Indies [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP | Tamika Davis | 6,008 | 54.6 | 11.1 | ||
| PNP | Ian Hayles | 4,987 | 45.4 | 10.1 | ||
| Turnout | 10,995 | |||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| JLP gain from PNP | ||||||
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