Kingston 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.
Boundaries
editThe constituency covers the Allman Town and Rae Town areas of Kingston.[1][2]
Members of Parliament
edit1944 to 1959
editElection | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1944 | Frank Pixley | Jamaica Labour Party | |
1949 | Wills O. Isaacs | People's National Party | |
1955 | Wills O. Isaacs | People's National Party | |
1959 | Constituency abolished [3] |
1962 to 1976
editElection | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1967 | Wills O. Isaacs | People's National Party | |
1972 | Michael Manley | People's National Party | |
1976 | Rose Leon | People's National Party | |
1976 | Constituency abolished [3] |
1989 to present
editElections
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PNP | Ronald Thwaites | 5,245 | 58.71 | ||
JLP | Charlton Collie | 3,688 | 41.29 | ||
Total votes | 8,993 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | 58.88 | ||||
PNP hold |
References
edit- ^ "Constituency Boundaries". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Know Your Constituency: Kingston Central". DigiJamaica (Jamaica Gleaner). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Election Results (1944-2016)" (PDF). National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.