Hanover Eastern

{{short description|Jamaican parliamentary constituency}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Use British English|date=September 2020}} {{Politics of Jamaica}} '''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.<ref name=ilo>{{cite news|url=http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_lang=en&p_isn=104880&p_country=JAM&p_classification=01.01|title=Jamaica: Constitutional Law|publisher=International Labour Organization|accessdate=2020-09-04}}</ref><ref name=britannica>{{cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Jamaica/Self-government|title=Jamaica: Self-government|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica|accessdate=2020-09-04}}</ref> The constituency has featured in all 16 contested Parliamentary General Elections from 1944 to 2016.<ref name=digi>{{cite news|url=http://digjamaica.com/m/blog/electionja-know-your-constituency-hanover-eastern/|title=Know Your Constituency: Hanover Eastern|publisher=DigiJamaica (Jamaica Gleaner)|accessdate=2020-09-04}}</ref> The current MP is Dave Hume-Brown, representing the Jamaica Labour Party, who has been in office since 2016.<ref name=nlj1>{{cite news|url=https://nlj.gov.jm/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Election-Results-1944-2016.pdf|title=Jamaica General Election Results (1944-2016)|publisher=National Library of Jamaica|accessdate=2020-09-04}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== Boundaries ==

The constituency covers three electoral divisions – Sandy Bay, Hopewell, and Chester Castle.<ref name=ecj1>{{cite news|url=https://ecj.com.jm/boundaries/parishes/constituencies/hanover/hanover-eastern/ |title=Constituency Boundaries|publisher=Electoral Commission of Jamaica|accessdate=2020-09-04}}</ref>

== Members of Parliament == === 1944 to Present === {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member !Party |- |style="background-color: #DDDDDD" | | 1944 | {{sortname|Joseph|Malcolm|nolink=1}} | Independent |- |style="background-color: green" | | 1949 | {{sortname|Joseph|Malcolm|nolink=1}} | Jamaica Labour Party |- |style="background-color: green" | | 1955 | {{sortname|Joseph|Malcolm|nolink=1}} | Jamaica Labour Party |- |style="background-color: #fb740a" | | 1959 | {{sortname|Eric|Campbell|nolink=1}} | People's National Party |- |style="background-color: green" | | 1962 | {{sortname|Arnold|Jackson|nolink=1}} | Jamaica Labour Party |- |style="background-color: green" | | 1967 | {{sortname|Arnold|Jackson|nolink=1}} | Jamaica Labour Party |- |style="background-color: green" | | 1972 | {{sortname|Arnold|Jackson|nolink=1}} | Jamaica Labour Party |- |style="background-color: #fb740a" | | 1976 | {{sortname|Aston|King|nolink=1}} | People's National Party |- |style="background-color: green" | | 1980 | {{sortname|Basil|Buck|nolink=1}} | Jamaica Labour Party |- |style="background-color: green" | | 1983 | {{sortname|Basil|Buck|nolink=1}} | Jamaica Labour Party |- |style="background-color: #fb740a" | | 1989 | {{sortname|Aston|King|nolink=1}} | People's National Party |- |style="background-color: #fb740a" | | 1993 | {{sortname|Francis|Tulloch}} | People's National Party |- |style="background-color: #fb740a" | | 1997 | {{sortname|Canute|Brown|nolink=1}} | People's National Party |- |style="background-color: green" | | 2002 | {{sortname|Barrington|Gray|nolink=1}} | Jamaica Labour Party |- |style="background-color: #fb740a" | | 2007 | {{sortname|D. K.|Duncan}} | People's National Party |- |style="background-color: #fb740a" | | 2011 | {{sortname|D. K.|Duncan}} | People's National Party |- |style="background-color: green" | | 2016 | Dave Hume-Brown | Jamaica Labour Party |- |style="background-color: green" | | 2020 | Dave Hume-Brown | Jamaica Labour Party |- |style="background-color: #fb740a" | | 2025 |Andrea Purkiss |People's National Party |}

== Elections == ===Elections from 2000 to Present===

{{Election box begin | |title=General Election 2020: Hanover Eastern <ref name=ecj2>{{cite news|url=https://ecj.com.jm/general-election-2020-preliminary-results/|title=General Election 2020 – Preliminary Results |publisher=Electoral Commission of Jamaica|accessdate=2020-09-04}}</ref><ref name=gleaner2>{{cite news|url=http://jamaica-elections.com/general/2020/info/constituency.php?constituencyid=34 |title=Hanover Eastern |publisher=Jamaica elections (Jamaica Gleaner) |accessdate=2020-09-04}}</ref> }} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jamaica Labour Party|candidate=Dave Hume-Brown|votes=5,972|percentage=57.7|change={{increase}} 6.7}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's National Party|candidate=Wynter McIntosh|votes=4,377|percentage=42.3|change={{decrease}} 6.0}} {{Election box turnout no change| |votes = 10,349 |percentage = |change = {{decrease}} }} {{Election box registered electors no change| |reg. electors = |change = {{increase}} }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Jamaica Labour Party |loser = People's National Party }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | |title=General Election 2016: Hanover Eastern <ref name=ecj2016>{{cite news|url=https://ecj.com.jm/election-results/general-election-2016/|title=Jamaica General Election Results (2016)|publisher=Electoral Commission of Jamaica|accessdate=2020-09-04}}</ref><ref name=gleaner>{{cite news|url=http://jamaica-elections.com/general/2016/info/constituency.php?constituencyid=34 |title=Constituency: Hanover Eastern|publisher=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=2020-09-04}}</ref> }} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jamaica Labour Party|candidate=Dave Hume-Brown|votes=6,386|percentage=51.0|change={{increase}} 2.1}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's National Party|candidate=Wynter McIntosh|votes=6,046|percentage=48.3|change={{decrease}} 2.4}} {{Election box turnout||votes=12,528|percentage=53.0|change={{decrease}} 9.3}} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 23,618 |change = {{increase}} 8.8 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Jamaica Labour Party |loser = People's National Party }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | |title=General Election 2011: Hanover Eastern <ref name=ecj2011>{{cite news|url=https://ecj.com.jm/election-results/general-election-2011/|title=Jamaica General Election Results (2011)|publisher=Electoral Commission of Jamaica|accessdate=2020-09-04}}</ref> }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change| |party = People's National Party |candidate = D. K. Duncan |votes = 6,853 |percentage = 50.7 |change = {{increase}} 2.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change| |party = Jamaica Labour Party |candidate = Paula Kerr-Jarrett |votes = 6,602 |percentage = 48.9 |change = {{decrease}} 2.3 }} {{Election box turnout no change| |votes = 13,513 |percentage = 62.3 |change = {{decrease}} 6.7 }} {{Election box registered electors no change| |reg. electors = 21,699 |change = {{decrease}} 3.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = People's National Party }} {{Election box end}}

==See also== * Politics of Jamaica * Elections in Jamaica

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Category:Parliamentary constituencies of Jamaica