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A by-election was held in Jamaica on October 30, 2017 to elect 3 members of the House of Representatives. The constituencies contested were: Saint Mary South Eastern, Saint Andrew South Western, and Saint Andrew Southern.[1]

Background

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The incumbent Derrick Smith was first elected to Parliament from the Saint Andrew North Western constituency during the 1989 general election, representing the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). He lost the seat in the next 1993 general election to Jepthah Ford of the People's National Party (PNP). However, Smith regained the seat in the subsequent 1997 general election, holding it until his retirement from active politics on January 15, 2019.[2] On February 4, 2018, Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the seat vacant and announced the date of the by-election as March 5, 2018 with Nomination day set for February 12, 2018.[3] The by-election was contested by Nigel Clarke of the JLP and Keisha Hayle of the PNP. Clarke won 60.7% of the vote, compared with the 38.3% garnered by Hayle, with 1% of ballots rejected. Only 24.3% of eligible voters cast their vote, down from 40.9% in the 2016 election.[4][5]

Dates

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Date Event
January 15, 2017 Derrick Smith resigns as member of Parliament [6]
October 1, 2017 Writ of Election issued by Governor-General and announced by Prime Minister[1]
October 9, 2017 Nomination day
October 30, 2017 Polling day

Result

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2018 Saint Andrew North Western by-election [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JLP Nigel Clarke 4,457 60.8
PNP Keisha Hayle 2,809 38.3
Rejected ballots 71 1.0
Turnout 7,337 24.3
Registered electors 30,216
JLP hold
Voting results
Jamaica Labour Party
60.75%
People's National Party
38.29%
Rejected ballots
0.97%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "By-election for 3 constituencies set for October 30". Jamaica Observer. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Members of Parliament (Election Results from 1944 - 2016)" (PDF). National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference gleaner1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Ruling JLP wins St Andrews North West by-election". The Economist. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ^ "General Election 2016". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference loopja was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "St. Andrew North Western By-election 2018". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

Category:Parliamentary constituencies of Jamaica Category:2018 elections in the Caribbean