Kingston Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency)
Appearance
Kingston Central 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.
Members of Parliament
1944 to 1959
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1944 | Frank Pixley | Jamaica Labour Party | |
1949 | Wills Isaacs | People's National Party | |
1959 | Constituency abolished |
1967 to 1976
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1967 | Michael Manley | People's National Party | |
1976 | Constituency abolished |
1989 to present
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1989 | Ralph Brown | People's National Party | |
1993 | Leslie Lloyd | People's National Party | |
1997 | Ronald Thwaites | People's National Party |
Elections
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 | ||||
PNP hold |