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Saint James 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 constituency was first contested in the 1967 general election. The current MP is Heroy Clarke 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

General Election 2020: Saint James Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JLP	Heroy Clarke	6,456	64.0	6.6
	PNP	Andre Hylton	3,607	35.8	5.6
	Independent	Astor Black	23	0.2
Turnout			10,086
Registered electors
	JLP hold

General Election 2016: Saint James Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JLP	Heroy Clarke	6,887	57.4	8.1
	PNP	Ashley-Ann Foster	4,968	41.4	8.7
Turnout			11,991	42.8	2.6
Registered electors			28,018		12.1
	JLP gain from PNP

Elections from 1962 to 1979

General Election 1972: Saint James Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNP	Francis Tulloch	6.356	60.6	15.6
	JLP	Tony Hart	4,101	39.1	15.3
Turnout			10,487	82.2	2.5
Registered electors			12,761		21.9
	PNP gain from JLP

See also

• Politics of Jamaica
• Elections in Jamaica

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Surrey	Kingston Kingston Central Kingston East & Port Royal Kingston Western Portland Portland Eastern Portland Western Saint Andrew Saint Andrew Eastern Saint Andrew East Central Saint Andrew East Rural Saint Andrew North Central Saint Andrew North Eastern Saint Andrew North Western Saint Andrew Southern Saint Andrew South Eastern Saint Andrew South Western Saint Andrew Western Saint Andrew West Central Saint Andrew West Rural Saint Thomas Saint Thomas Eastern Saint Thomas Western

References

1. ^ "Know Your Constituency: Saint James Central". DigiJamaica (Jamaica Gleaner). Retrieved 25 August 2020.
2. ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (1944-2016)" (PDF). National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
3. "Constituency Boundaries". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
4. "General Election 2020 – Preliminary Results". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
5. "Jamaica General Election Results (2016)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
6. "Constituency: St James Central". Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
7. "Jamaica General Election Results (2011)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
8. "Jamaica General Election Results (1972)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
9. "Jamaica General Election Results (1967)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

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