JAMAICA
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 18 DECEMBER 1997
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Election to the House of Representatives
Source: Jamaica Gleaner website
Parties
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* JLP - Jamaica Labour Party
* NDM - National Democratic Movement
* PNP - People's National Party
These statistics do not include independent and minor
Party candidates.
NATIONAL SUMMARY
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Party votes % seats
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Jamaica Labour Party 302,578 39.1 9
National Democratic Movement 40,483 05.2 -
People's National Party 431,138 55.7 51
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Total 774,199 60
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VOTING BY CONSTITUENCY
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CLARENDON CENTRAL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Henry Richard Chen NDM 4,854 28.2
Coy GRANDISON JLP 7,454 43.3
Mike Henry * PNP 4,888 28.4
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Total 17,196
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CLARENDON NORTH
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Horace DALLEY * PNP 6,846 58.0
Capt R Francis JLP 4,723 40.0
Ali McDonald NDM 226 01.9
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Total 11,795
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CLARENDON NORTH-CENTRAL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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George LYN * PNP 5,672 50.4
Pearnel Charles JLP 5,195 46.2
Dr D Dyer-Morgan NDM 374 00.3
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Total 11,241
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CLARENDON NORTH-WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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C Marshall * PNP 5,739 42.9
Michael Stern NDM 1,688 12.6
Cliff STONE JLP 5,943 44.4
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Total 13,370
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CLARENDON SOUTH-EAST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Basil BURRELL + PNP 7,226 48.7
St Andrew Sinclair NDM 412 02.8
E B Singh JLP 7,195 48.5
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Total 14,833
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CLARENDON SOUTH-WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Charles LEARMOND + PNP 7,737 61.5
Joel Williams JLP 4,535 36.0
V Bailey-Coke NDM 315 02.5
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Total 12,587
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HANOVER EAST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Delbert Blair NDM 341 03.3
Canute BROWN + PNP 5,576 54.8
Basil Buck JLP 4,253 41.8
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Total 10,170
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HANOVER WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Ben CLARE * PNP 6,978 55.0
Shaun Reynolds NDM 898 07.1
Travis Spence JLP 4,805 37.9
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Total 12,681
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KINGSTON CENTRAL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Ronald THWAITES + PNP 6,910 59.4
Christine Marcia-Davis JLP 4,643 39.9
Charles Gangasingh NDM 70 00.6
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Total 11,623
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KINGSTON EAST AND PORT RYL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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R Danny French NDM 149 01.6
Hon Phillip PAULWELL * PNP 8,098 86.3
Wellesley Richards JLP 1,136 12.1
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Total 9,383
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KINGSTON WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Sydney Errar PNP 2,072 15.3
Anthony Morgan NDM 33 00.2
Rt Hon Edward SEAGA * JLP 11,440 84.4
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Total 13,545
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MANCHESTER CENTRAL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Frank Genus JLP 5,305 37.5
Hon John JUNOR * PNP 7,987 56.5
Janet McGowan NDM 846 06.0
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Total 14,138
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MANCHESTER NORTH-EAST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Wayne Chen NDM 1,851 12.9
Errol Gentles PNP 5,569 38.7
Audley SHAW * JLP 6,965 48.4
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Total 14,385
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MANCHESTER NORTH-WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Dean PEART * PNP 7,631 66.8
Ransford Uter JLP 3,305 28.9
Tim Scarlett NDM 488 04.3
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Total 11,424
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MANCHESTER SOUTH
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Eddie Muschamp NDM 299 02.2
Michael PEART * PNP 8,029 60.4
Authur Williams JLP 4,965 37.3
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Total 13,293
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PORTLAND EAST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Mernell Lindner NDM 213 01.7
Donald RHODD + PNP 7,738 62.4
Sam Roberts JLP 4,438 35.8
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Total 12,389
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PORTLAND WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Errol ENNIS * PNP 6,282 60.3
H Hammond JLP 4,129 39.7
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Total 10,411
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ST ANDREW EAST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Dr P Broderick JLP 4,626 41.9
Colin CAMPBELL * PNP 5,112 46.4
Wentworth Charles NDM 1,293 11.7
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Total 11,031
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ST ANDREW EAST-CENTRAL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Godfrey McAllister JLP 2,419 22.5
Hon Dr Peter PHILLIPS * PNP 7,881 73.4
Errol Stephenson NDM 440 04.1
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Total 10,740
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ST ANDREW EAST RURAL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Horace CLUE * PNP 6,769 53.7
Dr A Foote NDM 1,026 08.1
Ossie Harding JLP 4,819 38.2
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Total 12,614
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ST ANDREW NORTH-CENTRAL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Barbara Clarke NDM 1,405 14.7
Sonia Rickards PNP 3,609 37.7
Karl SAMUDA * JLP 4,558 47.6
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Total 9,572
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ST ANDREW NORTH-EAST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Delroy CHUCK JLP 4,779 49.9
K Kirlew-Robertson * PNP 3,330 34.8
Douglas Vaz NDM 1,459 15.2
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Total 9,568
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ST ANDREW NORTH-WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Dr J Ford PNP 3,833 40.5
Derrick SMITH * JLP 4,711 49.7
Cordette Lewis NDM 924 09.7
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Total 9,468
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ST ANDREW SOUTH
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Candidate Party Votes %
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John Causewell NDM 54 00.4
Hon Dr Omar DAVIES * PNP 12,616 90.8
Dennis Messias JLP 1,217 08.8
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Total 13,887
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ST ANDREW SOUTH-EAST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Harold Brady JLP 3,247 33.7
Hon Easton DOUGLAS * PNP 5,686 59.1
Peter Townsend NDM 686 07.1
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Total 9,619
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ST ANDREW SOUTH-WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Hon Portia SIMPSON * PNP 15,385 98.0
Basil Smith JLP 312 02.0
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Total 15,697
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ST ANDREW WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Lee Clarke JLP 3,099 24.8
Nelson Quarry NDM 119 00.9
O T WILLIAMS * PNP 9,271 74.2
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Total 12,489
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ST ANDREW WEST-CENTRAL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Warren BLAKE + PNP 8,436 47.4
Andre Holness JLP 8,314 46.7
Steve Dally NDM 42 00.2
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Total 17,792
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ST ANDREW WEST RURAL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Louis Josephs NDM 724 05.2
Vernon ROBINSON * PNP 6,710 48.7
Neil Seaton JLP 6,353 46.1
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Total 13,787
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ST ANN NORTH-EAST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Mike Belnavis JLP 6,937 41.6
Danny MELVILLE * PNP 9,226 55.3
Dr O Tomlinson NDM 518 03.1
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Total 16,681
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ST ANN NORTH-WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Hon Arnold BERTRAM * PNP 8,241 54.5
Ernest Smith JLP 6,632 43.9
Godfrey Waugh NDM 245 01.6
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Total 15,118
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ST ANN SOUTH-EAST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Harry Douglas NDM 258 02.2
Hon Seymour MULLINGS * PNP 8,472 73.7
Richard Toyloy JLP 2,759 24.0
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Total 11,489
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ST ANN SOUTH-WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Dr N Gallimore * JLP 5,749 45.6
Albert Lyon NDM 494 03.9
Glenville SHAW PNP 6,369 50.5
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Total 12,612
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ST CATHERINE CENTRAL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Hugh Perrin PNP 2,066 19.6
Babsy GRANGE JLP 5,400 51.2
Bruce Golding * NDM 3,082 29.2
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Total 10,548
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ST CATHERINE EAST-CENTRAL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Vancliffe Hammond JLP 2,967 27.8
Hon Keith KNIGHT * PNP 7,088 66.4
Gersham McLaughlin NDM 620 05.8
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Total 10,675
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ST CATHERINE NORTH-EAST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Bancroft Anglin NDM 119 01.2
Abe Dabdoub JLP 4,712 49.2
Phyllis MITCHELL * PNP 4,750 49.6
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Total 9,581
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ST CATHERINE NORTH-WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Hyacinth Bennett NDM 416 03.5
Dr S Nesbeth JLP 3,734 31.3
Hon Robert PICKERSGILL * PNP 7,775 65.2
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Total 11,925
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ST CATHERINE SOUTH
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Fitz JACKSON * PNP 7,531 56.8
Wayne Leahong NDM 715 05.4
James Robertson JLP 5,011 37.8
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Total 13,257
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ST CATHERINE SOUTH-CENTRAL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Sharon HAY-WEBSTER + PNP 9,795 61.3
Tom Tavares-Finson JLP 5,986 37.5
Clyde Williams NDM 193 01.2
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Total 15,974
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ST CATHERINE SOUTH-EAST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Janet Mignott JLP 3,282 29.7
Hon Dr Paul ROBERTSON * PNP 6,849 61.9
David Wong-Ken NDM 934 08.4
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Total 11,065
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ST CATHERINE SOUTH-WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Jennifer EDWARDS * PNP 8,239 51.7
Icy Golding NDM 642 04.0
E Warmington JLP 7,042 44.2
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Total 15,923
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ST CATHERINE WEST-CENTRAL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Alethia BARKER + PNP 5,737 50.2
Ken Baugh JLP 5,198 45.5
Marcella Williams NDM 499 04.4
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Total 11,434
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ST ELIZABETH NORTH-EAST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Hon Roger CLARKE * PNP 10,058 68.9
Winston Lewis NDM 298 02.0
Basil Perriel JLP 4,239 29.0
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Total 14,595
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ST ELIZABETH NORTH-WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Mel Brown * PNP 5,437 46.5
J C HUTCHINSON JLP 5,949 50.8
Toussaint Lewis NDM 314 02.7
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Total 11,700
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ST ELIZABETH SOUTH-EAST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Earle Powell NDM 513 03.4
Derrick ROCHESTER * PNP 8,165 55.0
Frank Whitter JLP 6,160 41.5
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Total 14,838
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ST ELIZABETH SOUTH-WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Hon Danny BUCHANAN * PNP 7,956 52.3
Derrick Sangster JLP 7,246 47.7
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Total 15,202
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ST JAMES EAST-CENTRAL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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E Bartlett JLP 5,126 44.9
Violet NEILSON * PNP 5,851 51.3
Robert Russell NDM 435 03.8
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Total 11,412
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ST JAMES NORTH-WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Pat Austin NDM 546 03.6
Horace Chang JLP 6,691 44.0
C Miller TULLOCH * PNP 7,963 52.4
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Total 15,200
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ST JAMES SOUTH
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Lincoln Hew NDM 491 04.4
Derrick KELLIER * PNP 7,107 64.3
Lloyd Smith JLP 3,449 31.2
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Total 11,047
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ST JAMES WEST-CENTRAL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Ainsley Blair NDM 618 05.2
Tony Lewin JLP 5,246 44.3
Arthur NELSON * PNP 5,973 50.5
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Total 11,837
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ST MARY CENTRAL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Horace CLARKE * PNP 7,646 61.8
S Haughton-James JLP 4,548 36.8
Larry Robertson NDM 168 01.3
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Total 12,362
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ST MARY SOUTH-EAST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Don Creary JLP 4,976 41.5
Harry DOUGLAS * PNP 6,460 53.8
Lorane Ferguson NDM 561 04.7
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Total 11,997
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ST MARY WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Terry GILLETTE * PNP 8,244 55.0
Hyacinth Knight JLP 6,441 43.0
Austin Lee NDM 293 01.9
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Total 14,978
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ST THOMAS EAST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Dr Fenton FERGUSON * PNP 7,525 54.9
Vic Hutchinson NDM 163 01.2
Dennis Wright JLP 6,013 43.9
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Total 13,701
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ST THOMAS WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Judith Forbes NDM 276 01.8
Anthony HYLTON * PNP 7,726 50.6
Dorothy Lightbourne JLP 7,261 47.6
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Total 15,263
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TRELAWNY NORTH
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Charles Hoshing JLP 6,826 41.2
Philip Service NDM 358 02.2
Wendell STEWART + PNP 9,387 56.6
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Total 16,571
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TRELAWNY SOUTH
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Alfred Chen JLP 4,605 43.3
Doreen CHEN PNP 4,767 44.9
Brascoe Lee * NDM 1,251 11.8
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Total 10,623
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WESTMORELAND CENTRAL
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Hon Dr Karl BLYTHE * PNP 10,735 59.7
Trevor Brooks JLP 6,448 35.9
Peter Massey NDM 785 04.4
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Total 17,968
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WESTMORELAND EAST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Daniel Dawes JLP 3,733 27.1
Rt Hon Percival PATTERSON * PNP 9,874 71.6
Steadman Roach NDM 174 01.3
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Total 13,781
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WESTMORELAND WEST
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Candidate Party Votes %
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Russell Hammond NDM 3,275 21.6
Wykeham McNEIL + PNP 8,519 56.3
Patrick Williams JLP 3,329 22.0
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Total 15,123
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