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Jamaican Parliamentary By-elections
A parliamentary by-election occurs in Jamaica following a vacancy arising in the Parliament of Jamaica. They are often seen as a test of the rival political parties' fortunes between general elections. List 2020 Pearnel Patroe Charles Jr. won the 2020 Clarendon South Eastern by-election, by-election, unopposed by other political parties, in Clarendon South Eastern. 2019 Ann-Marie Vaz won the 2019 Portland Eastern by-election, by-election in Portland Eastern triggered by the assassination of Lynvale Bloomfield. 2018 Nigel A. L. Clarke, Nigel Clarke won the by-election in Saint Andrew North West (Jamaica Parliament constituency), Saint Andrew North Western. 2017 Following the passing of the sitting MP, Winston Green on 17 August 2017, Norman Alexander Dunn was the Jamaica Labour Party candidate in the hotly contested by-election which took place on 31 October 2017. Dunn was declared winner of the seat- defeating Shane Alexis of the People's National Party. Dunn received 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic); the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies some to the north-west. Originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people either were killed or died of diseases, after which the Spanish brought large numbers of African slaves to Jamaica as labourers. The island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it, renaming it ''Jamaica''. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with a plantation economy dependent on the African slaves and later their des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Alexander Dunn
Norman Alexander Dunn, JP (born 27 June 1967) is a Jamaican politician and sitting Member of Parliament for Saint Mary South Eastern. Biography Early life Born in Annotto Bay, a major town in the parish of St. Mary. He went on to pursue his secondary education at the Dinthill Technical High School before attending the University of Technology. He holds a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree, Master of Science in Industrial Business and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management, Economics and Accounting. Career Dunn is a pharmacist by profession and is a former president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Jamaica. He also served as the Vice President of Jamaica Association of Private Pharmacy Owners and the Third Vice President of the Caribbean Association of Pharmacists. Dunn attributed his business skills to his upbringing- having sold in the local market with his mother and sisters. Representational Politics Dunn's foray into representational politics began in 2016 on a Jamaica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Ann North Eastern
Saint Ann North Eastern 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 consists of the north-east part of Saint Ann Parish. It is represented by Jamaica Labour Party MP Marsha Smith. Members of Parliament * Shahine Robinson Shahine Elizabeth Robinson ( née Fakhourie; 4 July 1953 – 29 May 2020) was a Jamaican politician, who served as the Minister of Labour and Social Security. She was a member of the Parliament of Jamaica for Saint Ann North Eastern. She ser ... (2001 to 2020) * Marsha Smith (2020 to present) References {{Jamaica constituencies Parliamentary constituencies of Jamaica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahine Robinson
Shahine Elizabeth Robinson (née Fakhourie; 4 July 1953 – 29 May 2020) was a Jamaican politician, who served as the Minister of Labour and Social Security. She was a member of the Parliament of Jamaica for Saint Ann North Eastern. She served briefly as the Transport and Works Minister from late November 2011 to January 2012. Early life and education Robinson was of Lebanese descent. She was born and raised in Claremont, Saint Ann Parish, where her parents Peter and Kathleen and grandparents all lived. She graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Jamaica and went on to Miami Dade College, where she earned an associate degree in marketing and a diploma in public relations. She lived in the U.S. intermittently from 1978 to 2001. Career Before entering politics, Robinson worked in the banking and tourism sectors. She had been involved at the margins of politics for almost two decades as a JLP supporter, and was tapped by then-Leader of the Opposition Edward Seaga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westmoreland Eastern
Westmoreland Eastern 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 consists of the eastern part of Westmoreland Parish. It is represented by Jamaica Labour Party MP Daniel Lawrence. In the 1989 general election, the constituency was covered by Westmoreland North Eastern and Westmoreland South Eastern. The two seats were then merged together in the 1993 general election. Members Its most prominent MP was former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson. Westmoreland North Eastern * Esme Grant (1967 to 1972) * Jim Thompson (1972 to ?) * Headly Cunningham (1989 to 1993) Westmoreland South Eastern * P. J. Patterson (by-election of 1970 to 1980) * Euphemia Williams (1980 to 1989) * P. J. Patterson (1989 to 1993) Westmoreland Eastern * P. J. Patterson (1993 to 2006) * Luther Buchanan (People's National Party The People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luther Buchanan
Luther Buchanan is a Jamaican politician from the People's National Party and former state minister. Career Buchanan assumed the role of MP for Westmoreland Eastern Westmoreland Eastern 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 consists of the eastern ... in a 2006 by-election following the departure of former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson. He subsequently held the position of State Minister overseeing special projects and rural development within the Prime Minister's Office. In September 2022, Buchanan resigned as the chairman of the People's National Party (PNP) in Westmoreland Eastern. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Buchanan, Luther Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Jamaican politicians People's National Party (Jamaica) politicians Members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westmoreland Central
Westmoreland Central 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 consists of the central part of Westmoreland Parish Westmoreland is the westernmost parish in Jamaica, located on the south side of the island. It is situated south of Hanover, southwest of Saint James, and northwest of Saint Elizabeth, in the county of Cornwall. The chief town and capital is .... Members References Parliamentary constituencies of Jamaica {{Jamaica-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwayne Vaz
Dwayne or Dewayne is a traditionally male name. It is Gaelic in origin, deriving from the Irish saint Dubhán. History St. Dubhán was an Irish monk who established an abbey in Hook Head, Ireland during the 5th century. As a surname it is O'Dubhain, or Dubhan. Dubhain was a popular given name in 16th century southern Ireland. Its Anglicized form is Dwayne or Duane. In Irish "dubh" means "black". Variant forms * Dewayne * Dewaine * Dewane * Duaine * Duane * Duwain * Duwaine * Duwayne * Dwain * Dwaine * Dwane Given name * Dwayne Abernathy (born 1976), American musician and record producer better known as Dem Jointz * Dwayne Allen (born 1990), American football player * Dwayne Alons (1946–2014), American politician * Dwayne Ambusley (born 1980), Jamaican footballer * Dwayne Anderson (born 1986), American basketball player * Dwayne Anderson (American football) (born 1961), American football player * Dwayne Andreas (1918–2016), American business executive and political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's National Party
The People's National Party (PNP) is a Social democracy, social-democratic List of political parties in Jamaica, political party in Jamaica, founded in 1938 by independence campaigner Osmond Theodore Fairclough. It holds 14 of the 63 seats in the Parliament of Jamaica, House of Representatives, as 96 of the 227 local government divisions. The party is Democratic socialism, democratic socialist by constitution. The PNP uses the hatted head, the rising sun, the fist, the trumpet and the colours orange, red and yellow as electoral symbols. The party is a member of COPPPAL and a Socialist International observer. From 1957 to 1962, the party was a member of the West Indies Federal Labour Party in the Federal Parliament of the West Indies Federation. Colonial Jamaica The PNP was founded in 1938 by Norman Washington Manley, and is the second oldest political party in Jamaica (the People's Political Party was formed earlier, on 9 September 1929, by Marcus Garvey). It is now one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica Labour Party
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica, the other being the People's National Party (PNP). While its name might suggest that it is a social democratic party (as is the case for "Labour" parties in several other Commonwealth realms such as Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom), the JLP is actually a conservative party. It is the current governing party, having won 49 of the 63 parliamentary seats in the lower house of parliament (House of Representatives) in the 2020 general elections. The JLP uses a bell, the victory sign, and the colour green as electoral symbols. The JLP is a member of the Caribbean Democrat Union. The JLP in colonial Jamaica The party was founded on 8 July 1943 by Alexander Bustamante as the political wing of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union. Bustamante had previously been a member of the PNP. It won the 1944 general elections with 22 of the 32 seats. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winston Green
Winston Green (1958/1959 – 14 August 2017) was a People's National Party member of the Parliament of Jamaica for Saint Mary South Eastern. Green was a dental surgeon A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a health care professional who specializes in dentistry (the diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity and other aspects of the craniofacial comp ... by profession. He spoke out in favour of letting gay Jamaicans serve in Parliament. At the time of his death in 2017 Green served on the Jamaican Parliament's Internal and External Affairs Committee. In the past he served as Member of the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC). References 1950s births 2017 deaths Jamaican dentists Members of the House of Representatives of Jamaica People's National Party (Jamaica) politicians 21st-century Jamaican politicians People from Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica Year of birth uncertain {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Jamaica
The Parliament of Jamaica is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. It consists of three elements: The Crown (represented by the Governor-General), the appointed Senate and the directly elected House of Representatives. The Senate, the Upper House, is the direct successor of a pre-Independence body known as the "Legislative Council" and comprises 21 senators appointed by the Governor-General: thirteen on the advice of the Prime Minister and eight on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. The House of Representatives, the Lower House, is made up of 63 (previously 60) Members of Parliament, elected to five-year terms on a first-past-the-post basis in single-seat constituencies. Overview As Jamaica is a parliamentary democracy modelled after the Westminster system, most of the government's ability to make and pass laws is dependent on the Prime Minister's ability to command the confidence of the members of the House of Representatives. Though both Houses of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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