Trelawny Southern
constituency
for the Parliament of Jamaica
ParishTrelawny
CountyCornwall
Population26,564 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate19,716 (2020)[2]
Major settlementsAlbert Town, Wait-a-Bit, Ulster Spring
Current constituency
Created1944
PartyJamaica Labour Party
Member of Parliament vancant
Electoral divisionsAlbert Town, Ulster Spring, Warsop, Lorrimers
Returning officerTalbert Golding
Constituency number28

Trelawny Southern 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.[3][4] The constituency has featured in all 16 contested Parliamentary General Elections from 1944 to 2016. The current MP is Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, representing the Jamaica Labour Party, who has been in office since 2007.[5]

Boundaries

The constituency covers four of the nine electoral divisions in the parish of Trelawny – Warsop to the west, Albert Town to the north, Ulster Spring to the north-east, and Lorrimers to the south.[2]

Demographics

According to the Jamaica Population Census of 2011, the number of persons living in the constituency was 26,564, while the number of registered voters was 17,953.[1][6] As of the 2020 general election, the number of registered electors in the constituency was 19,716. This represents a 2.2% increase over the 19,289 voters registered for the 2016 general election.[2][6]

Voter Distribution by Electoral Division [2]
Electoral Division Number of Polling Divisions Number of electors
Albert Town 174,492
Lorrimers 236,681
Ulster Spring 213,544
Warsop 204,819
Grand total 8119,716

Members of Parliament

1944 to Present

ElectionMember Party
1944 Matthew Thelwell Jamaica Labour Party
1949 Felix Toyloy Jamaica Labour Party
1955 Felix Toyloy Jamaica Labour Party
1959 James Binns People's National Party
1962 Felix Toyloy Jamaica Labour Party
1967 Albert Belinfanti People's National Party
1972 Albert Belinfanti People's National Party
1976 Albert Belinfanti People's National Party
1980 Lloyd Bascoe Jamaica Labour Party
1983 Lloyd Bascoe Jamaica Labour Party
1989 Lyndel Frater People's National Party
1993 Brascoe Lee Jamaica Labour Party
1997 Doreen Chen People's National Party
2002 Devon McDaniel People's National Party
2007 Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert Jamaica Labour Party
2011 Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert Jamaica Labour Party
2016 Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert Jamaica Labour Party
2020 Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert Jamaica Labour Party

Elections

Elections from 2000 to Present

General Election 2020: Trelawny Southern [7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JLP Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert 7,093 69.9 Increase 11.0
PNP Lloyd Gillings 3,030 29.9 Decrease 10.1
Independent Richard Sharpe 24 0.2 Decrease 10.7
Turnout 10,147
Registered electors
JLP hold
General Election 2016: Trelawny Southern [6][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JLP Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert 6,622 58.9 Increase 2.2
PNP Lloyd Gillings 4,558 40.6 Decrease 2.3
Turnout 11,235 58.3 Decrease 3.2
Registered electors 19,289 Increase 7.4
JLP hold
General Election 2011: Trelawny Southern [10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JLP Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert 6,260 56.7
PNP Lyndel Frater 4,735 42.9
Turnout 11,043 61.5
Registered electors 17,953
JLP hold

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Population by Constituency and Parish: 2011". Statistical Institute of Jamaica. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Constituency Boundaries". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Jamaica: Constitutional Law". International Labour Organization. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Jamaica: Self-government". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Jamaica General Election Results (1944-2016)" (PDF). National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 "Jamaica General Election Results (2016)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "General Election 2020 – Preliminary Results". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Trelawny Southern (2020)". Jamaica elections (Jamaica Gleaner). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Constituency: Trelawny Southern (2016)". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jamaica General Election Results (2011)". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Constituency: Trelawny Southern (2011)". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 4 September 2020.


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