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A by-election was held in Jamaica on October 30, 2017 to elect 3 members of the House of Representatives. The constituencies contested were: Saint Mary South Eastern, Saint Andrew South Western, and Saint Andrew Southern.[1]
Background
editThe incumbent Derrick Smith was first elected to Parliament from the Saint Andrew North Western constituency during the 1989 general election, representing the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). He lost the seat in the next 1993 general election to Jepthah Ford of the People's National Party (PNP). However, Smith regained the seat in the subsequent 1997 general election, holding it until his retirement from active politics on January 15, 2019.[2] On February 4, 2018, Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the seat vacant and announced the date of the by-election as March 5, 2018 with Nomination day set for February 12, 2018.[3] The by-election was contested by Nigel Clarke of the JLP and Keisha Hayle of the PNP. Clarke won 60.7% of the vote, compared with the 38.3% garnered by Hayle, with 1% of ballots rejected. Only 24.3% of eligible voters cast their vote, down from 40.9% in the 2016 election.[4][5]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 15, 2017 | Derrick Smith resigns as member of Parliament [6] |
| October 1, 2017 | Writ of Election issued by Governor-General and announced by Prime Minister[1] |
| October 9, 2017 | Nomination day |
| October 30, 2017 | Polling day |
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP | Nigel Clarke | 4,457 | 60.8 | ||
| PNP | Keisha Hayle | 2,809 | 38.3 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 71 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 7,337 | 24.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 30,216 | ||||
| JLP hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "By-election for 3 constituencies set for October 30". Jamaica Observer. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Members of Parliament (Election Results from 1944 - 2016)" (PDF). National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
gleaner1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Ruling JLP wins St Andrews North West by-election". The Economist. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "General Election 2016". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
loopjawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "St. Andrew North Western By-election 2018". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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