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Hanover Eastern 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. The constituency has featured in all 16 contested Parliamentary General Elections from 1944 to 2016. The current MP is Dave Hume-Brown, representing the Jamaica Labour Party, who has been in office since 2016.

Boundaries

The constituency covers three electoral divisions – Sandy Bay, Hopewell, and Chester Castle.

Members of Parliament

1944 to Present

Elections

Elections from 2000 to Present

General Election 2020: Hanover Eastern

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JLP	Dave Hume-Brown	5,972	57.7	6.7
	PNP	Wynter McIntosh	4,377	42.3	6.0
Turnout			10,349
Registered electors
	JLP hold

General Election 2016: Hanover Eastern

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JLP	Dave Hume-Brown	6,386	51.0	2.1
	PNP	Wynter McIntosh	6,046	48.3	2.4
Turnout			12,528	53.0	9.3
Registered electors			23,618		8.8
	JLP gain from PNP

See also

• Politics of Jamaica
• Elections in Jamaica

References

1. "Jamaica: Constitutional Law". International Labour Organization. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
2. "Jamaica: Self-government". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
3. "Know Your Constituency: Hanover Eastern". DigiJamaica (Jamaica Gleaner). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
4. "Jamaica General Election Results (1944-2016)" (PDF). National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
5. "Constituency Boundaries". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
6. "General Election 2020 – Preliminary Results". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
7. "Hanover Eastern". Jamaica elections (Jamaica Gleaner). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
8. "Jamaica General Election Results (2016)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
9. "Constituency: Hanover Eastern". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
10. "Jamaica General Election Results (2011)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

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