Saint James North Western 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. It was one of the 32 constituencies fixed in the new constitution granted to Jamaica in 1944.[1][2] The constituency has featured in all 16 contested Parliamentary General Elections from 1944 to 2016.[3] The current MP is the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, representing the Jamaica Labour Party, who has been in office since 2002.[4]

Boundaries

The constituency covers four electoral divisions – sections of Montego Bay North, Montego Bay North East, Montego Bay West and all of Montego Bay Central. This encompasses the Flankers, Glendevon, Norwood, and Albion areas of Montego Bay.[3][5]

Members of Parliament

1944 to Present

ElectionMember Party
1944 Iris Collins Jamaica Labour Party
1949 Alan Coombs People's National Party
1955 Alan Coombs People's National Party
1959 Alan Coombs People's National Party
1962 Herbert Eldemire Jamaica Labour Party
1967 Howard Cooke People's National Party
1972 Howard Cooke People's National Party
1976 Howard Cooke People's National Party
1980 Kenneth Baugh Jamaica Labour Party
1983[4] Kenneth Baugh Jamaica Labour Party
1989 Carl Miller People's National Party
1993 Carl Miller People's National Party
1997 Francis Tulloch People's National Party
2002 Horace Chang Jamaica Labour Party
2007 Horace Chang Jamaica Labour Party
2011 Horace Chang Jamaica Labour Party
2016 Horace Chang Jamaica Labour Party
2020 Horace Chang Jamaica Labour Party

Elections

Elections from 2000 to Present

General Election 2020: Saint James North Western [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JLP Horace Chang 6,189 76.2 Increase 11.7
PNP George Hamilton 1,931 23.8 Decrease 10.9
Turnout 8,120
Registered electors
JLP hold
General Election 2016: Saint James North Western [7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JLP Horace Chang 7,014 64.5 Increase 9.8
PNP Henry McCurdy 3,771 34.7 Decrease 10.1
Turnout 10,879 39.7 Decrease 5.3
Registered electors 27,375 Increase 10.9
JLP hold
General Election 2011: Saint James North Western [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JLP Horace Chang 6,077 54.7 Decrease 2.3
PNP Henry McCurdy 4,977 44.8 Increase 2.4
Turnout 11,113 45.0 Decrease 6.7
Registered electors 24,687 Decrease 3.0
JLP hold
General Election 2007: Saint James North Western [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JLP Horace Chang 7,482 57.0 Increase 1.0
PNP Henry McCurdy 5,569 42.4 Decrease 1.2
Turnout 13,139 51.7 Decrease 1.1
Registered electors 25,440 Decrease 0.6
JLP hold
General Election 2002: Saint James North Western [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JLP Horace Chang 7,570 56.0 Increase 12.5
PNP Gordon Brown 5,731 43.6 Decrease 8.0
Turnout 13,519 52.8 Decrease 2.7
Registered electors 25,600 Decrease 7.7
JLP gain from PNP

Elections from 1980 to 1999

General Election 1997: Saint James North Western [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Francis Tulloch 7,943 51.6 Decrease 3.0
JLP Horace Chang 6,691 43.5 Decrease 1.1
NDM Pat Austin 551 3.6
Independent Kingsley Headley 41 0.3
Independent Hope Thelwell 28 0.2
Turnout 19,381 55.5 Increase 4.8
Registered electors 27,719 Increase 51.1
PNP hold
General Election 1993: Saint James North Western [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Carl Miller 5,071 54.6 Decrease 3.9
JLP Charles Sinclair 4,146 44.6 Increase 3.8
Turnout 9,295 50.7 Decrease 21.7
Registered electors 18,347 Decrease 11.2
PNP hold
General Election 1989: Saint James North Western [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Carl Miller 8,753 58.5
JLP Charles Sinclair 6,108 40.8
Turnout 14,959 72.4
Registered electors 20,656 Increase 8.1
PNP gain from JLP
General Election 1983: Saint James North Western [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JLP Kenneth Baugh
Turnout
Registered electors 19,113
JLP hold
General Election 1980: Saint James North Western [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JLP Kenneth Baugh 10,265 62.5 Increase 24.7
PNP Howard Cooke 5,993 36.5 Decrease 25.3
Turnout 16,438 86.0 Increase 35.3
Registered electors 19,113 Increase 29.3
JLP gain from PNP

Elections from 1960 to 1979

General Election 1976: Saint James North Western [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Howard Cooke 7,231 61.8 Decrease 11.8
JLP Geoffrey Roach 4,424 37.8 Increase 1.8
Turnout 11,695 50.7 Decrease 27.7
Registered electors 14,781 Increase 20.7
PNP hold
General Election 1972: Saint James North Western [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Howard Cooke 7,062 73.6 Increase 13.0
JLP Hewart Henriques 2,492 26.0 Decrease 13.1
Turnout 9,593 78.4 Decrease 9.6
Registered electors 12,243 Increase 40.2
PNP hold
General Election 1967: Saint James North Western [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Howard Cooke 4,654 60.6 Increase 12.7
JLP Donat G. Crichton 3,003 39.1 Decrease 11.1
Turnout 7,686 88.0 Increase 18.9
Registered electors 8,735 Decrease 69.0
PNP gain from JLP
General Election 1962: Saint James North Western [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JLP Herbert Eldemire 9,766 50.2
PNP Howard Cooke 9,332 47.9
Independent Allan G.S. Coombs 262 1.4
Turnout 19,475 69.1
Registered electors 28,170
JLP gain from PNP

Elections from 1944 to 1959

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jamaica: Constitutional Law". International Labour Organization. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Jamaica: Self-government". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Know Your Constituency: Saint James North Western". DigiJamaica (Jamaica Gleaner). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Jamaica General Election Results (1944-2016)" (PDF). National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Constituency Boundaries". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "General Election 2020 – Preliminary Results". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Jamaica General Election Results (2016)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Constituency: St James North Western". Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Jamaica General Election Results (2011)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jamaica General Election Results (2007)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Jamaica General Election Results (2002)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Jamaica General Election Results (1997)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "Jamaica General Election Results (1993)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "Jamaica General Election Results (1989)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  15. ↑ "Jamaica General Election Results (1983)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  16. ↑ "Jamaica General Election Results (1980)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  17. ↑ "Jamaica General Election Results (1976)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  18. ↑ "Jamaica General Election Results (1972)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  19. ↑ "Jamaica General Election Results (1967)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  20. ↑ "Jamaica General Election Results (1962)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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