Hanover 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. It was one of the 32 constituencies fixed in the new constitution granted to Jamaica in 1944.[1][2] The constituency has featured in all 16 contested Parliamentary General Elections from 1944 to 2016. The current MP is Tamika Davis.
The MP was formerly Ian Hayles, representing the People's National Party, who has been in office since 2007.[3]
Boundaries
editThe constituency covers four electoral divisions – Cauldwell, Green Island, Lucea and Riverside.[4]
Members of Parliament
edit1944 to present
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Felix Veitch | Jamaica Labour Party | |
| 1949 | William Dickson | Jamaica Labour Party | |
| 1955 | William Dickson | Jamaica Labour Party | |
| 1959 | Lascelles Murray | People's National Party | |
| 1962 | Agustus Stanhope | Jamaica Labour Party | |
| 1967 | Cleveland Stanhope | Jamaica Labour Party | |
| 1972 | Roy Robinson | People's National Party | |
| 1976 | Roy Robinson | People's National Party | |
| 1980 | Horace Chang | Jamaica Labour Party | |
| 1983 | Horace Chang | Jamaica Labour Party | |
| 1989 | Benjamin Clare | People's National Party | |
| 1993 | Benjamin Clare | People's National Party | |
| 1997 | Benjamin Clare | People's National Party | |
| 2002 | Anson Ralston | People's National Party | |
| 2007 | Ian Hayles | People's National Party | |
| 2011 | Ian Hayles | People's National Party | |
| 2016 | Ian Hayles | People's National Party | |
| 2020 | Tamika Davis | Jamaica Labour Party | |
Elections
editElections from 2000 to present
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP | Tamika Davis | 6,008 | 54.6 |  11.1
| ||
| PNP | Ian Hayles | 4,987 | 45.4 |  10.1
| ||
| Turnout | 10,995 | |||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| JLP gain from PNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNP | Ian Hayles | 6,829 | 55.5 | 0.4
| |
| JLP | Brian Wallace | 5,358 | 43.5 | 0.8
| |
| NDM | Leonard Sharpe | 27 | 0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 12,307 | 40.3 | 15.4
| ||
| Registered electors | 30,528 | 9.5
| |||
| PNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNP | Ian Hayles | 8,583 | 55.1 | ||
| JLP | Donovan Hamilton | 6,905 | 44.3 | ||
| Turnout | 15,584 | 55.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 27,983 | ||||
| PNP hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jamaica: Constitutional Law". International Labour Organization. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica: Self-government". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (1944-2016)" (PDF). National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Constituency Boundaries". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "General Election 2020 – Preliminary Results". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Hanover Western". Jamaica elections (Jamaica Gleaner). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (2016)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Constituency: Hanover Western". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (2011)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Constituency: Hanover Western". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 4 September 2020.