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2011 Jamaican General Election
General elections were held in Jamaica on 29 December 2011. The elections were contested mainly between the nation's two major political parties, the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), led by Andrew Holness, and the Portia Simpson-Miller-led opposition People's National Party (PNP). The result was a landslide victory for the PNP which won 42 of the 63 seats, a two-thirds majority. Background Since the 2007 Jamaican general election, previous elections in 2007, the number of seats had been increased from 60 (an even number) to 63 (an odd number). The close results of the 2007 general election spurred the change as the Electoral Commission concluded that a tie would not be resolved. Opinion polls Opinion polls indicated a slim lead for the opposition PNP six days before the election. The win by the PNP shocked even its leaders, such as Peter Phillips who said that "the results certainly exceeded our most optimistic scenarios". Reports from the Electoral Office of Jamaica indic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica House Of Representatives
The Parliament of Jamaica () is the legislature, legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. Officially, they are known as the Houses of Parliament. It consists of three elements: The Monarchy of Jamaica, Crown (represented by the Governor-General of Jamaica, Governor-General), the appointed Senate and the directly elected House of Representatives. The Senate, the Upper house, Upper House, is the direct successor of a pre-Independence body known as the "Legislative Council" and comprises 21 senators appointed by the Governor-General: thirteen on the advice of the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Prime Minister and eight on the advice of the Opposition (parliamentary), Leader of the Opposition. The House of Representatives, the Lower House, is made up of 63 (previously 60) Members of Parliament, elected to five-year terms on a first-past-the-post basis in single-seat constituencies. Overview As Jamaica is a parliamentary democracy modelled after the Westminster system, most of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election. Boundaries The constituency covers the Allman Town and Rae Town areas of Kingston. Members of Parliament 1944 to 1959 1962 to 1976 1989 to present Elections References {{Jamaica constituencies Parliamentary constituencies of Jamaica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Andrew North Central (Jamaica Parliament Constituency)
Saint Andrew North 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. Members Karl Samuda since the 1980 Jamaican general election General elections were held in Jamaica on 30 October 1980.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p430 The balance of power in the 60-seat Jamaican House of Representatives was dramatically-shifted. Prior t .... Boundaries Includes the communities of Norbrook and Whitehall. References Parliamentary constituencies of Jamaica {{Jamaica-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Gordon-Webley
Joan Gordon-Webley is a Jamaican politician. She has been a member of both houses of the Parliament of Jamaica. Early life Joan Gordon-Webley was born in Pell River, Hanover Parish. Political career In the 1980 Jamaican general election, she became the youngest woman to be elected to the House of Representatives, at the age of 28. Her opponent Roy McGann was killed. She returned to politics in 2006 and contested Saint Andrew South Eastern. In the 2011 Jamaican general election, she stood in Saint Andrew East Rural and lost to Damion Crawford by just over 300 votes. In 2014, she joined the People's National Party. She stood in the 2020 Jamaican general election. She will stand in Saint Andrew West Rural at the 2025 Jamaican general election against Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn. References See also * List of female members of the House of Representatives of Jamaica This is a list of women that have been elected as members of parliament (MPs) to the House of Represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damion Crawford
Damion O. Crawford (born c. 1980) is a Jamaican politician. He represented Saint Andrew East in the parliament. Background and education Crawford was born in Haddo, Westmoreland Parish. Crawford attended Kingston College and the University of the West Indies, where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in tourism management. While completing his master's degree, Crawford served as president of the university's Guild of Students. Political career Crawford was elected a member of parliament representing Saint Andrew East Rural in December 2011. He concurrently served as Jamaican minister of state for tourism and entertainment. Crawford announced in 2015 that he would not run for reelection to the House of Representatives, but later said that his retirement was a "trick." In October 2015, Crawford lost an indicative election held by the People's National Party to Peter Blake. Blake secured 218 delegate votes, while Crawford finished with 166. Following his loss, Crawfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Andrew East Rural (Jamaica Parliament Constituency)
Saint Andrew East Rural 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 First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or First-preference votes, first-preference, and the cand ... system of election. Boundaries The constituency includes Constitution Hill, Dallas Castle, Gordon Town, Maryland, Woodford and Mavis Bank. Members of Parliament Elections References Parliamentary constituencies of Jamaica {{Jamaica-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Phillips (politician)
Peter Phillips OJ (born 28 December 1949) is a Jamaican politician who has served as the MP for Saint Andrew East Central since 1993. Phillips is the former president of the People's National Party and former leader of the Opposition in Jamaica. He served as Minister of Finance and Planning of Jamaica from 2012 to 2016. He is member of parliament for East Central St Andrew. Early life Phillips was born in Kingston to Mico Teachers' College lecturer Aubrey Sylvester Phillips and civil servant Thelma Limonius Phillips. Aubrey was a graduate of Mico, where he had roomed with Howard Cooke, who would later become Governor-General of Jamaica. He spent some of his infancy in Manchester Parish where both his mother's and father's parents lived. The family returned to Kingston and he started pre-school there before moving to Saint Ann Parish where his father took up a new job as principal of Moneague Teachers' College. Phillips lived in the United Kingdom between ages six and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Andrew East Central (Jamaica Parliament Constituency)
Saint Andrew East 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. The current MP is Peter Phillips. Boundaries Constituency includes Cassia Park. References Parliamentary constituencies of Jamaica {{Jamaica-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saphire Longmore
Saphire Indrea Longmore-Dropinski (born 1976) is a Jamaican politician and beauty pageant titleholder. She is member of the Jamaica Labour Party who currently serves as a Government Senator in the Upper House of Parliament of Jamaica. She also works as a psychiatrist and model. She represented her country at Miss Universe 2000 pageant in Cyprus, after winning the Miss Jamaica Universe. Education Dr. Longmore attended Glenmuir High School where she was Deputy Head girl, and Graduated from Medical school at 22 years old, earning a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor Of Surgery (MBBS) degree, becoming the first doctor to win a major beauty title in Jamaica in 2000; as well as earning a Phd Doctorate degree in Psychiatry from the University Of The West Indies, Mona. Personal life In 2008, she married European Union diplomat Alex Dropinski. References See also * 14th Parliament of Jamaica The 14th Parliament of Jamaica was sworn in on 15 September 2020, after being elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Andrew East (Jamaica Parliament Constituency)
Saint Andrew East 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 First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or First-preference votes, first-preference, and the cand ... system of election. Boundaries Covers the areas of Mona and Papine. References Parliamentary constituencies of Jamaica {{Jamaica-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Paulwell
Phillip Paulwell (born 14 January 1962) is a Jamaican politician. Paulwell is the current Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kingston East and Port Royal and former Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining STEM in the People's National Party administration, which has formed the Government of Jamaica following the party's electoral victory in the December 2011 General Elections. Paulwell is also the sitting President of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) and the Chairman of the PNP's Region 3, a position he has held since 2006. Political career An attorney-at-law by profession, Paulwell started his political career in 1995 as a Senator and Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce under the then governing PNP administration. Representational politics In the 1997 General Elections he was elected to the House of Representatives as Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kingston East and Port Royal and was appointed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |