Saint James Southern 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 Homer Davis of the Jamaica Labour Party who has been in office since 2020.[2]
Boundaries
editThe constituency covers the Cambridge, Catadupa, Maroon Town, and Welcome Hall electoral divisions in St. James.[3]
Members of Parliament
editElections
editElections from 2000 to Present
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP | Homer Davis | 7,223 | 57.8 |  8.5
| ||
| PNP | Walton Small | 5,275 | 42.2 |  7.6
| ||
| Turnout | 12,498 | |||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| JLP gain from PNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNP | Derrick Kellier | 6,278 | 49.8 | 3.8
| |
| JLP | Homer Davis | 6,216 | 49.3 | 3.6
| |
| NDM | Astor Black | 43 | 0.3 | ||
| MGPPP | Joseph Hilton | 34 | 0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 12,604 | 48.5 | 8.9
| ||
| Registered electors | 26.000 | 11.4
| |||
| PNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNP | Derrick Kellier | 7,197 | 53.6 | ||
| JLP | Homer Davis | 6,125 | 45.7 | ||
| Turnout | 13,400 | 57.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,350 | ||||
| PNP hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mark Cummings (13 July 2020). "Davis, Small gear up to replace MP Kellier in St James Southern". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Jamaica General Election Results (1944-2016)" (PDF). National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Constituency Boundaries". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "General Election 2020 – Preliminary Results". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (2016)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Constituency: St James Southern". Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (2011)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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