Saint James North Western

Saint James North 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. It was one of the 32 constituencies fixed in the new constitution granted to Jamaica in 1944.[1][2] The constituency has featured in all 16 contested Parliamentary General Elections from 1944 to 2016.[3] The current MP is the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, representing the Jamaica Labour Party, who has been in office since 2002.[4]

  1. ^ "Jamaica: Constitutional Law". International Labour Organization. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Jamaica: Self-government". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Know Your Constituency: Saint James North Western". DigiJamaica (Jamaica Gleaner). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (1944-2016)" (PDF). National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.