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The House of Assembly was the legislature of the British colony of Jamaica. It held its first meeting on 20 January 1664 at
''Historic Jamaica''.
London: Institute of Jamaica. p. 15. As a result of the Morant Bay Rebellion, the Assembly voted to abolish self-governance in 1865. Jamaica then became a direct-ruled
The House of Assembly was the legislature of the British colony of Jamaica. It held its first meeting on 20 January 1664 at Spanish Town
Spanish Town ( jam, label= Jamaican Creole, Panish Tong) is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the historic county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the Spanish and British capital of Jamaica from 1534 until 1872. T ...
. Cundall, Frank. (1915''Historic Jamaica''.
London: Institute of Jamaica. p. 15. As a result of the Morant Bay Rebellion, the Assembly voted to abolish self-governance in 1865. Jamaica then became a direct-ruled
crown colony
A Crown colony or royal colony was a colony administered by The Crown within the British Empire. There was usually a Governor, appointed by the British monarch on the advice of the UK Government, with or without the assistance of a local Council ...
.
Originally there were twelve districts represented.
For many years, a high property qualification ensured that the House of Assembly was dominated by the White Jamaican
White Jamaicans also known as European-Jamaicans are Jamaican people whose ancestry lies within the continent of Europe, most notably Great Britain and Ireland. There are also communities of people who are descendants of people who arrived from ...
planter class. However, to elect these representatives, the bar was lower for "freeholders", who just had to be white men with a house, pen or plantation, and owned black slaves.Christer Petley, ''White Fury'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018), p. 42.
A law passed in 1840 allowed some blacks and mixed-race men to vote in elections to the Assembly, though they had to own property, so the white planters continued to dominate it.
See also
*Jamaican general elections, 1677–1863
Jamaican may refer to:
* Something or someone of, from, or related to the country of Jamaica
* Jamaicans, people from Jamaica
* Jamaican English, a variety of English spoken in Jamaica
* Jamaican Patois, an English-based creole language
* Culture ...
* List of speakers of the House of Assembly of Jamaica
This is a list of speakers of the House of Assembly of Jamaica (1664-1865). Cundall, Frank. (1915''Historic Jamaica''.London: Institute of Jamaica. pp. xvi-xviii.
17th century
* 1664. Robert Freeman
* 1664. Sir Thomas Whetstone
* 1671. Samuel ...
* 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 ...
References
{{Jamaican elections, state=collapsed Colony of Jamaica Historical legislatures Politics of Jamaica Political organisations based in Jamaica 1664 establishments in Jamaica 1865 disestablishments in Jamaica Members of the House of Assembly of Jamaica Speakers of the House of Assembly of Jamaica