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Saint James Southern is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The constituency was first contested in the 1976 general election. The current MP is Homer Davis of the Jamaica Labour Party who has been in office since 2020.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the Cambridge, Catadupa, Maroon Town, and Welcome Hall electoral divisions in St. James.

General Election 2016: Saint James Southern
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNP	Derrick Kellier	6,278	49.8	3.8
	JLP	Homer Davis	6,216	49.3	3.6
	NDM	Astor Black	43	0.3
	MGPPP	Joseph Hilton	34	0.3
Turnout			12,604	48.5	8.9
Registered electors			26.000		11.4
	PNP hold

Hanover	Hanover Eastern Hanover Western
Saint Elizabeth	Saint Elizabeth North Eastern Saint Elizabeth North Western Saint Elizabeth South Eastern Saint Elizabeth South Western
Saint James	Saint James Central Saint James East Central Saint James North Western Saint James Southern Saint James West Central
Trelawny	Trelawny Northern Trelawny Southern
Westmoreland	Westmoreland Central Westmoreland Eastern Westmoreland Western

Clarendon	Clarendon Central Clarendon North Central Clarendon North Western Clarendon Northern Clarendon South Eastern Clarendon South Western
Manchester	Manchester Central Manchester North Eastern Manchester North Western Manchester Southern
Saint Ann	Saint Ann North Eastern Saint Ann North Western Saint Ann South Eastern Saint Ann South Western
Saint Catherine	Saint Catherine Central Saint Catherine East Central Saint Catherine Eastern Saint Catherine North Central Saint Catherine North Eastern Saint Catherine North Western Saint Catherine South Central Saint Catherine South Eastern Saint Catherine South Western Saint Catherine Southern Saint Catherine West Central
Saint Mary	Saint Mary Central Saint Mary South Eastern Saint Mary Western

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

Mark Cummings (13 July 2020). "Davis, Small gear up to replace MP Kellier in St James Southern". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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"Constituency Boundaries". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
"General Election 2020 – Preliminary Results". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
"Jamaica General Election Results (2016)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
"Constituency: St James Southern". Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
"Jamaica General Election Results (2011)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

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