Kingston 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. The constituency was one of the original 32 Parliamentary seats. West Kingston is dominated by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) which has held the seat continuously since 1955. JLP Prime Ministers Alexander Bustamante, Hugh Shearer, Edward Seaga and Bruce Golding all represented the seat at one time or another, although Bustamante and Shearer did not represent the constituency during their premierships.
Boundaries
editThe constituency covers the Tivoli Gardens, Fletchers Land, Hanna Town, Rose Town, Greenwich Farm Central Downtown and Denham Town areas of Kingston.
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Alexander Bustamante | Jamaica Labour Party | |
| 1949 | Kenneth Hill | People's National Party | |
| 1955 | Hugh Shearer | Jamaica Labour Party | |
| 1962 | Edward Seaga | Jamaica Labour Party | |
| 2005 by-election | Bruce Golding | Jamaica Labour Party | |
| 2011 | Desmond McKenzie | Jamaica Labour Party | |
| 2020 | Desmond McKenzie | Jamaica Labour Party | |
Elections
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP | Desmond McKenzie | 8,480 | 90.58 | ||
| PNP | Joseph Witter | 880 | 9.42 | ||
| Total votes | 9,360 | 100.0 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| JLP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP | Desmond McKenzie | 8,942 | 82.80 | ||
| PNP | Earl Dawkins | 1,825 | 16.90 | ||
| Marcus Garvey People's | Arlington Seaton | 32 | 0.30 | ||
| Total votes | 10,799 | 100.0 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| JLP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP | Bruce Golding | 10,202 | 86.06 | ||
| PNP | Joseph Witter | 1,653 | 13.94 | ||
| Total votes | 11,855 | 100.0 | |||
| Turnout | 70.97 | ||||
| JLP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP | Bruce Golding | 8,503 | 87.61% | ||
| PNP | Joseph Witter | 1,181 | 12.17% | ||
| National Democratic Movement | Micheal A. Elliot | 12 | 0.12% | ||
| Independent | Astor G. Black | 9 | 0.09% | ||
| Total votes | 9,705 | 100.0 | |||
| Turnout | 55.25 | ||||
| JLP hold | |||||