Saint James Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the
Jamaican Parliament
The Parliament of Jamaica is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. It consists of three elements: The Crown (represented by the Governor-General), the appointed Senate and the directly elected House of Representatives.
The Se ...
. It elects one
Member of Parliament (MP) by the
first past the post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast thei ...
system of election. The constituency was first contested in the
1967 general election.
The current MP is
Heroy Clarke
Heroy Clarke is a Jamaican politician from the Labour Party.
References
Living people
People from Saint James Parish, Jamaica
21st-century Jamaican politicians
Members of the House of Representatives of Jamaica
Jamaica Labour Party pol ...
of the
Jamaica Labour Party who has been in office since 2016.
Boundaries
The constituency covers four electoral divisions – sections of Montego Bay North, Montego Bay South, Montego Bay West and Montego Bay South East, as well as Salt Spring.
Members of Parliament
1967 to 1976
2011 to present
Elections
Elections from 2000 to Present
Elections from 1962 to 1979
See also
* Politics of Jamaica
* Elections in Jamaica
Elections in Jamaica provides information on elections and election results in Jamaica.
The Parliament of Jamaica has two chambers:
* The House of Representatives has 63 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies.
* The Se ...
References
Parliamentary constituencies of Jamaica
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