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|party = Jamaica Labour Party
|candidate = Tom Tavares-Finson
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|party = Jamaica Labour Party
|candidate = Royland Williams
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Revision as of 13:48, 9 May 2013

Saint Andrew South Western 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. The constituency was created in 1959.

Boundaries

The constituency includes Payne Land and Whitfield in St. Andrew Parish. It is represented by Portia Simpson-Miller, current Prime Minister of Jamaica and leader of the People's National Party.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1959 David Tavares Jamaica Labour Party
1972 Wilton Hill Jamaica Labour Party
1976 Portia Simpson People's National Party
1983 Christopher Rose Jamaica Labour Party
1989 Portia Simpson Miller People's National Party

Elections

General Election 2011: Saint Andrew South Western
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Portia Simpson-Miller 10,973 94.94 +0.97
JLP Victor Hyde 553 4.78 −0.97
Majority 10,420 90.16 +2.22
Turnout 11,526 52.00 −5.09
PNP hold
General Election 2007: Saint Andrew South Western
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Portia Simpson-Miller 9,360 93.97 −0.16
JLP Garnett Reid 601 6.03 +0.16
Majority 8,759 87.94 −0.32
Turnout 9,961 57.09 +0.93
PNP hold
General Election 2002: Saint Andrew South Western
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Portia Simpson-Miller 9,716 94.02 −3.97
JLP Garnett Reid 618 5.98 +3.97
Majority 9,098 88.04 −7.94
Turnout 10,334 51.41 −29.98
PNP hold
General Election 1997: Saint Andrew South Western
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Portia Simpson-Miller 15,191 97.99 −1.58
JLP Basil Smith 312 2.01 +1.58
Majority 14,879 95.98 −3.16
Turnout 15,503 81.30 −9.90
PNP hold
General Election 1993: Saint Andrew South Western
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Portia Simpson-Miller 16,439 99.57 +1.66
JLP Basil Smith 71 0.43 −1.66
Majority 16,368 99.14 +3.32
Turnout 16,510 91.20 −3.40
PNP hold
General Election 1989: Saint Andrew South Western
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Portia Simpson-Miller 18,577 97.91 NEW
JLP Royland Williams 396 2.09 −97.91
Majority 18,181 95.82
Turnout 18,973 94.60
PNP gain from JLP
General Election 1983: Saint Andrew South Western
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JLP Christopher Rose (unopposed)
JLP gain from PNP
General Election 1980: Saint Andrew South Western
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Portia Simpson 17,192 79.17 +3.54
JLP Tom Tavares-Finson 4,524 20.83 −3.54
Majority 12,668 58.34 +7.08
Turnout 21,716 105.06 +10.46
PNP hold
General Election 1976: Saint Andrew South Western
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Portia Simpson 13,584 75.63 +39.99
JLP Royland Williams 4,376 24.37 −39.99
Majority 9,208 51.26 +22.54
Turnout 17,960 94.60 +20.63
PNP gain from JLP
General Election 1972: Saint Andrew South Western
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JLP Wilton Hill 7,261 64.36
PNP Jason Gordon 4,020 35.64
Majority 3,241 28.72
Turnout 11,281 73.97
JLP hold
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