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Kingston West 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.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the Allman Town and Rae Town areas of Kingston.

General Election 2007: Kingston West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PNP	Ronald Thwaites	5,245	58.71
	JLP	Charlton Collie	3,688	41.29
Total votes			8,993	100.0
Turnout				58.88
	JLP hold

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 == Boundaries ==
-The constituency covers the Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town areas of Kingston. The constituency was once represented by former Prime Minister [[Edward Seaga]] and is now represented by current Prime Minister [[Bruce Golding]].
+The constituency covers the Allman Town and Rae Town areas of Kingston.
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 {{Election box candidate with party link no change|
-  |party      = Jamaica Labour Party
+  |party      = People's National Party
-  |candidate  = [[Bruce Golding]]
+  |candidate  = Ronald Thwaites
-  |votes      = 10,202
+  |votes      = 5,245
-  |percentage = 86.06
+  |percentage = 58.71
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link no change|
-  |party      = People's National Party
+  |party      = Jamaica Labour Party
-  |candidate  = Joseph Witter
+  |candidate  = Charlton Collie
-  |votes      = 1,653
+  |votes      = 3,688
-  |percentage = 13.94
+  |percentage = 41.29
 }}
 {{Election box total no change|
-  |votes      = 11,855
+  |votes      = 8,993
   |percentage = 100.0
 }}
 {{Election box turnout no change|
-  |percentage = 70.97
+  |percentage = 58.88
 }}
 {{Election box hold with party link without swing|