For the constituency in Barbados, see Saint James South (Barbados Parliament constituency).

Saint James Southern is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The constituency was first contested in the 1976 general election.[1] The former MP was Homer Davis of the Jamaica Labour Party who has been in office since 2020. Since the 2025 Jamaican General Election, the current MP is Nekeisha Burchell of the People's National Party [2]

Boundaries

The constituency covers the Cambridge, Catadupa, Maroon Town, and Welcome Hall electoral divisions in St. James.[3]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty[2]
1976Upton RobothamPeople's National Party
1980Marco BrownJamaica Labour Party
1983Marco BrownJamaica Labour Party
1989Derrick KellierPeople's National Party
1993Derrick KellierPeople's National Party
1997Derrick KellierPeople's National Party
2002Derrick KellierPeople's National Party
2007Derrick KellierPeople's National Party
2011Derrick KellierPeople's National Party
2016Derrick KellierPeople's National Party
2020Homer DavisJamaica Labour Party
 2025Nekeisha BurchellPeople's National Party

See also

References

  1. ^ Mark Cummings (July 13, 2020). "Davis, Small gear up to replace MP Kellier in St James Southern". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  2. ^ "Jamaica General Election Results (1944-2016)". National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  3. ^ "Constituency Boundaries". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 2020-08-27.