Saint Ann South Western is a

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represented in the House of Representatives of the

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. It elects one

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by the

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system of election. The constituency consists of the south-west part of Saint Ann Parish. It is represented by Labour Party MP Zavia Mayne.

History

Saint Ann South Western was created in 1959 as one of 13 new seats that moved the total number of constituencies in Jamaica from 32 to 45.

Geography

South West St Ann is the most rural of the four constituencies in the parish, most of it being located in the region of the

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. The only major town is

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, but other districts in the constituency include Aboukir, Clarksonville, Inverness, Bethany, Watt Town, and Gibraltar.

Members of Parliament

* Gideon Aabuthnott Gallimore (after 1959) * Ernie Smith (2002 to 2011) * Zavia Mayne (2016 - present)

References

{{Jamaica constituencies Parliamentary constituencies of Jamaica 1959 establishments in Jamaica Constituencies established in 1959