Kingston Western (Jamaica Parliament constituency)

Kingston 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. The constituency was one of the original 32 Parliamentary seats. West Kingston is dominated by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) which has held the seat continuously since 1955. JLP Prime Ministers Alexander Bustamante, Hugh Shearer, Edward Seaga and Bruce Golding all represented the seat at one time or another, although Bustamante and Shearer did not represent the constituency during their premierships.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town areas of Kingston.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1944	Alexander Bustamante	Jamaica Labour Party
	1949	Kenneth Hill	People's National Party
	1955	Hugh Shearer	Jamaica Labour Party
	1962	Edward Seaga	Jamaica Labour Party
	2005 by-election	Bruce Golding	Jamaica Labour Party
	2011	Desmond McKenzie	Jamaica Labour Party

Elections

General Election 2011: Kingston West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	JLP	Desmond McKenzie	8,942	82.80
	PNP	Earl Dawkins	1,825	16.90
	Marcus Garvey People's	Arlington Seaton	32	0.30
Total votes			10,799	100.0
Turnout
	JLP hold

General Election 2007: Kingston West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	JLP	Bruce Golding	10,202	86.06
	PNP	Joseph Witter	1,653	13.94
Total votes			11,855	100.0
Turnout				70.97
	JLP hold

Jamaica by-election (April 13, 2005): Kingston West[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	JLP	Bruce Golding	8,503	87.61%
	PNP	Joseph Witter	1,181	12.17%
	National Democratic Movement	Micheal A. Elliot	12	0.12%
	Independent	Astor G. Black	9	0.09%
Total votes			9,705	100.0
Turnout				55.25
	JLP hold

References

1. http://www.eoj.com.jm/content-70-243.htm