Saint Andrew West 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
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. The House of Representatives may consist of 63 members.
The current MP, since 1997, is
Andrew Holness
Andrew Michael Holness, (born 22 July 1972) is a Jamaican politician who has served as Prime Minister of Jamaica since 3 March 2016, having previously served from 2011 to 2012, and as Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) since 2011.
Ho ...
, who has been
Prime Minister of Jamaica
The prime minister of Jamaica () is Jamaica's head of government, currently Andrew Holness. Holness, as leader of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), was sworn in as prime minister on 7 September 2020, having been re-elected as a result ...
since 2016 and previously from 2011 to 2012.
This constituency encompasses urban communities in the parish of Saint Andrew, including Olympic Gardens, Molynes Gardens, and Seivright Gardens. His administaration has emphasized youth training programs, social intervention strategies and housing upgrades.
Boundaries
Consists of Molynes Gardens, Olympic Gardens and Seivright Gardens.
References
Parliamentary constituencies of Jamaica
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