Joan Gordon-Webley
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affiliationsJamaica Labour Party (until 2015)
Joan Gordon-Webley | |
|---|---|
| MP for Saint Andrew East Rural | |
| In office 1980–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Roy McGann |
| Succeeded by | E. G. G. Barrett |
| Personal details | |
| Party | People's National Party (since 2015) |
| Other political affiliations | Jamaica Labour Party (until 2015) |
| Spouse | Glenmore Webley |
| Website | joangordonwebley |
Joan Gordon-Webley (nee Webley) is a Jamaican politician.[1] She has been a member of both houses of the Parliament of Jamaica.
Joan Gordon-Webley was born in Pell River, Hanover Parish.[2]
Sporting career
She competed in Shot put at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3]
Political career
In the 1980 Jamaican general election, she became the youngest woman to be elected to the House of Representatives, at the age of 28.[4] Her opponent Roy McGann was killed.[5]
She returned to politics in 2006 and contested Saint Andrew South Eastern.[6] In the 2011 Jamaican general election, she stood in Saint Andrew East Rural and lost to Damion Crawford by just over 300 votes.[7] In 2014, she joined the People's National Party.[8] She stood in the 2020 Jamaican general election.[9]
She stood in Saint Andrew West Rural at the 2025 Jamaican general election against Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.[10] She came in second place.
