# Hanover Eastern
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{{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](/source/Constituencies_of_Jamaica) represented in the House of Representatives of the [Jamaican Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_Jamaica). It elects one [Member of Parliament (MP)](/source/Member_of_Parliament) by the [first past the post](/source/first_past_the_post) system of election. It was one of the 32 constituencies fixed in the new constitution granted to Jamaica in 1944.[{{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](/source/International_Labour_Organization)|accessdate=2020-09-04}}][{{cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Jamaica/Self-government|title=Jamaica: Self-government|publisher=[Encyclopedia Britannica](/source/Encyclopedia_Britannica)|accessdate=2020-09-04}}] The constituency has featured in all 16 contested Parliamentary General Elections from 1944 to 2016.[{{cite news|url=http://digjamaica.com/m/blog/electionja-know-your-constituency-hanover-eastern/|title=Know Your Constituency: Hanover Eastern|publisher=DigiJamaica ([Jamaica Gleaner](/source/Jamaica_Gleaner))|accessdate=2020-09-04}}] The current MP is [Dave Hume-Brown](/source/Dave_Hume-Brown), representing the [Jamaica Labour Party](/source/Jamaica_Labour_Party), who has been in office since 2016.[{{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](/source/National_Library_of_Jamaica)|accessdate=2020-09-04}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}]
== Boundaries ==
The constituency covers three electoral divisions – [Sandy Bay](/source/Sandy_Bay%2C_Jamaica), [Hopewell](/source/Hopewell%2C_Hanover), and Chester Castle.[{{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}}]
== Members of Parliament ==
=== 1944 to Present ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member
!Party
|-
|style="background-color: #DDDDDD" |
| [1944](/source/1944_Jamaican_general_election)
| {{sortname|Joseph|Malcolm|nolink=1}}
| [Independent](/source/Independent_(politician))
|-
|style="background-color: green" |
| [1949](/source/1949_Jamaican_general_election)
| {{sortname|Joseph|Malcolm|nolink=1}}
| [Jamaica Labour Party](/source/Jamaica_Labour_Party)
|-
|style="background-color: green" |
| [1955](/source/1955_Jamaican_general_election)
| {{sortname|Joseph|Malcolm|nolink=1}}
| [Jamaica Labour Party](/source/Jamaica_Labour_Party)
|-
|style="background-color: #fb740a" |
| [1959](/source/1959_Jamaican_general_election)
| {{sortname|Eric|Campbell|nolink=1}}
| [People's National Party](/source/People's_National_Party)
|-
|style="background-color: green" |
| [1962](/source/1962_Jamaican_general_election)
| {{sortname|Arnold|Jackson|nolink=1}}
| [Jamaica Labour Party](/source/Jamaica_Labour_Party)
|-
|style="background-color: green" |
| [1967](/source/1967_Jamaican_general_election)
| {{sortname|Arnold|Jackson|nolink=1}}
| [Jamaica Labour Party](/source/Jamaica_Labour_Party)
|-
|style="background-color: green" |
| [1972](/source/1972_Jamaican_general_election)
| {{sortname|Arnold|Jackson|nolink=1}}
| [Jamaica Labour Party](/source/Jamaica_Labour_Party)
|-
|style="background-color: #fb740a" |
| [1976](/source/1976_Jamaican_general_election)
| {{sortname|Aston|King|nolink=1}}
| [People's National Party](/source/People's_National_Party)
|-
|style="background-color: green" |
| [1980](/source/1980_Jamaican_general_election)
| {{sortname|Basil|Buck|nolink=1}}
| [Jamaica Labour Party](/source/Jamaica_Labour_Party)
|-
|style="background-color: green" |
| [1983](/source/1983_Jamaican_general_election)
| {{sortname|Basil|Buck|nolink=1}}
| [Jamaica Labour Party](/source/Jamaica_Labour_Party)
|-
|style="background-color: #fb740a" |
| [1989](/source/1989_Jamaican_general_election)
| {{sortname|Aston|King|nolink=1}}
| [People's National Party](/source/People's_National_Party)
|-
|style="background-color: #fb740a" |
| [1993](/source/1993_Jamaican_general_election)
| {{sortname|Francis|Tulloch}}
| [People's National Party](/source/People's_National_Party)
|-
|style="background-color: #fb740a" |
| [1997](/source/1997_Jamaican_general_election)
| {{sortname|Canute|Brown|nolink=1}}
| [People's National Party](/source/People's_National_Party)
|-
|style="background-color: green" |
| [2002](/source/2002_Jamaican_general_election)
| {{sortname|Barrington|Gray|nolink=1}}
| [Jamaica Labour Party](/source/Jamaica_Labour_Party)
|-
|style="background-color: #fb740a" |
| [2007](/source/2007_Jamaican_general_election)
| {{sortname|D. K.|Duncan}}
| [People's National Party](/source/People's_National_Party)
|-
|style="background-color: #fb740a" |
| [2011](/source/2011_Jamaican_general_election)
| {{sortname|D. K.|Duncan}}
| [People's National Party](/source/People's_National_Party)
|-
|style="background-color: green" |
| [2016](/source/2016_Jamaican_general_election)
| [Dave Hume-Brown](/source/Dave_Hume-Brown)
| [Jamaica Labour Party](/source/Jamaica_Labour_Party)
|-
|style="background-color: green" |
| [2020](/source/2020_Jamaican_general_election)
| [Dave Hume-Brown](/source/Dave_Hume-Brown)
| [Jamaica Labour Party](/source/Jamaica_Labour_Party)
|-
|style="background-color: #fb740a" |
| [2025](/source/2025_Jamaican_general_election)
|[Andrea Purkiss](/source/Andrea_Purkiss)
|[People's National Party](/source/People's_National_Party)
|}
== Elections ==
===Elections from 2000 to Present===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[General Election 2020](/source/2020_Jamaican_general_election): Hanover Eastern [{{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}}][{{cite news|url=http://jamaica-elections.com/general/2020/info/constituency.php?constituencyid=34 |title=Hanover Eastern |publisher=Jamaica elections ([Jamaica Gleaner](/source/Jamaica_Gleaner)) |accessdate=2020-09-04}}]
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jamaica Labour Party|candidate=[Dave Hume-Brown](/source/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](/source/2016_Jamaican_general_election): Hanover Eastern [{{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}}][{{cite news|url=http://jamaica-elections.com/general/2016/info/constituency.php?constituencyid=34 |title=Constituency: Hanover Eastern|publisher=[Jamaica Gleaner](/source/Jamaica_Gleaner)|accessdate=2020-09-04}}]
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jamaica Labour Party|candidate=[Dave Hume-Brown](/source/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](/source/2011_Jamaican_general_election): Hanover Eastern [{{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}}]
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = People's National Party
|candidate = [D. K. Duncan](/source/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](/source/Politics_of_Jamaica)
* [Elections in Jamaica](/source/Elections_in_Jamaica)
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Jamaica constituencies}}
{{Jamaican political parties}}
{{Jamaica topics}}
Category:Parliamentary constituencies of Jamaica
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