Kingston 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.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the Allman Town and Rae Town areas of Kingston.[1][2]

Members of Parliament

1944 to 1959

ElectionMember Party
1944 Frank Pixley Jamaica Labour Party
1949 Wills O. Isaacs People's National Party
1955 Wills O. Isaacs People's National Party
1959 Constituency abolished [3]

1962 to 1976

ElectionMember Party
1967 Wills O. Isaacs People's National Party
1972 Michael Manley People's National Party
1976 Rose Leon People's National Party
1976 Constituency abolished [3]

1989 to present

ElectionMember Party
1989 Ralph Brown People's National Party
1993 Olivia Grange Jamaica Labour Party
1997 Ronald Thwaites People's National Party
2002 Victor Cummings People's National Party
2007 Ronald Thwaites People's National Party
2011 Ronald Thwaites People's National Party
2016 Ronald Thwaites People's National Party
2020 Donovan Williams Jamaica Labour Party

Elections

General Election 2007: Kingston Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Ronald Thwaites 5,245 58.71
JLP Charlton Collie 3,688 41.29
Total votes 8,993 100.0
Turnout   58.88
PNP hold

References

  1. ↑ "Constituency Boundaries". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Know Your Constituency: Kingston Central". DigiJamaica (Jamaica Gleaner). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Election Results (1944-2016)" (PDF). National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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