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 ElectionMemberParty 1967 Herbert Eldemire Jamaica Labour Party 1972 Francis Tulloch People's National Party 1976 Constituency abolished
2011 to present ElectionMemberParty 2011 Lloyd B. Smith People's National Party 2016 Heroy Clarke Jamaica Labour Party 2020 Heroy Clarke Jamaica Labour Party
Elections Elections from 2000 to Present
Elections from 1962 to 1979
See also Politics of Jamaica Elections in Jamaica
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