Kingston Western (Jamaica Parliament constituency)
Kingston Western 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 one of the original 32 Parliamentary seats. West Kingston is dominated by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) which has held the seat continuously since 1955. JLP Prime Ministers Alexander Bustamante, Hugh Shearer, Edward Seaga and Bruce Golding had all represented the seat in the past, although Bustamante and Shearer had not represented the constituency during their premierships.
Boundaries
The constituency covers the Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town areas of Kingston.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1944 | Alexander Bustamante | Jamaica Labour Party | |
1949 | Kenneth Hill | People's National Party | |
1955 | Hugh Shearer | Jamaica Labour Party | |
1962 | Edward Seaga | Jamaica Labour Party | |
2005 by-election | Bruce Golding | Jamaica Labour Party | |
2011 | Jamaica Labour Party |
Elections
General Election 2011: Kingston West | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Jamaica Labour | Desmond McKenzie | 8,942 | 82.80% | ||
People's National Party | Earl Dawkins | 1,825 | 16.90% | ||
Marcus Garvey People's | Arlington Seaton | 32 | 0.30% | ||
Totals | 10,799 | 100.0% | |||
Voter turnout | % | ||||
Jamaica Labour hold | |||||
General Election 2007: Kingston West | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Jamaica Labour | Bruce Golding | 10,202 | 86.06% | ||
People's National Party | Joseph Witter | 1,653 | 13.94% | ||
Totals | 11,855 | 100.0% | |||
Voter turnout | 70.97% | ||||
Jamaica Labour hold | |||||
Jamaica by-election (April 13, 2005): Kingston West[1] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Jamaica Labour | Bruce Golding | 8,503 | 87.61%% | ||
People's National Party | Joseph Witter | 1,181 | 12.17%% | ||
National Democratic Movement | Micheal A. Elliot | 12 | 0.12%% | ||
Independent | Astor G. Black | 9 | 0.09%% | ||
Totals | 9,705 | 100.0% | |||
Voter turnout | 55.25% | ||||
Jamaica Labour hold | |||||