Hanover Eastern 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 Dave Hume-Brown, representing the Jamaica Labour Party, who has been in office since 2016.[4]

Boundaries

The constituency covers three electoral divisions – Sandy Bay, Hopewell, and Chester Castle.[5]

Members of Parliament

1944 to Present

ElectionMemberParty
1944Joseph MalcolmIndependent
1949Joseph MalcolmJamaica Labour Party
1955Joseph MalcolmJamaica Labour Party
1959Eric CampbellPeople's National Party
1962Arnold JacksonJamaica Labour Party
1967Arnold JacksonJamaica Labour Party
1972Arnold JacksonJamaica Labour Party
1976Aston KingPeople's National Party
1980Basil BuckJamaica Labour Party
1983Basil BuckJamaica Labour Party
1989Aston KingPeople's National Party
1993Francis TullochPeople's National Party
1997Canute BrownPeople's National Party
2002Barrington GrayJamaica Labour Party
2007D. K. DuncanPeople's National Party
2011D. K. DuncanPeople's National Party
2016Dave Hume-BrownJamaica Labour Party
2020Dave Hume-BrownJamaica Labour Party
2025Andrea PurkissPeople's National Party

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jamaica: Constitutional Law". International Labour Organization. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  2. ^ "Jamaica: Self-government". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  3. ^ "Know Your Constituency: Hanover Eastern". DigiJamaica (Jamaica Gleaner). Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  4. ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (1944-2016)". National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 2020-09-04.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Constituency Boundaries". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 2020-09-04.