Saint James North Western is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the

Jamaican Parliament 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 S ...

. It elects one

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by the

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system of election. It was one of the 32 constituencies fixed in the new constitution granted to Jamaica in 1944. The constituency has featured in all 16 contested Parliamentary General Elections from 1944 to 2016. The current MP is the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, representing the Jamaica Labour Party, who has been in office since 2002.

Boundaries

The constituency covers four electoral divisions – sections of Montego Bay North, Montego Bay North East, Montego Bay West and all of Montego Bay Central. This encompasses the Flankers, Glendevon, Norwood, and Albion areas of Montego Bay.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

1944 to Present

Elections

Elections from 2000 to Present

Elections from 1980 to 1999

Elections from 1960 to 1979

Elections from 1944 to 1959

See also

References