Kingston Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency)
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
[edit]The constituency covers the Allman Town and Rae Town areas of Kingston.[1][2]
Members of Parliament
[edit]1944 to 1959
[edit]| Election | 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
[edit]| Election | 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
[edit]Elections
[edit]| Party | 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.
