Saint James East Central
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| Saint James East Central | |
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| constituency for the Parliament of Jamaica | |
| Parish | St. James |
| County | Cornwall |
| Population | 36,689 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 29,852[2] |
| Major settlements | Maroon Town, Adelphi, John's Hall |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1976 |
| Party | Jamaica Labour Party |
| Member of Parliament | Edmund Bartlett |
| Electoral divisions | Rose Hall, Somerton, Spring Mount |
| Returning officer | Berlin Roper |
| Constituency number | 29 |
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Saint James East Central 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.[3][4] The current MP is the Hon. Edmund Bartlett of the Jamaica Labour Party who has been in office since 2002.[5]
Demographics
According to the Jamaica Population Census of 2011, the number of persons living in the constituency was 36,689, while the number of registered voters was 24,826.[1][6] As of the 2020 general election, the number of registered electors in the constituency was 29,852. This represents a 5.9% increase over the 28,178 voters registered for the 2016 general election.[2][6]
| Electoral Division | Number of Polling Divisions | Number of electors |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Hall | 29 | 11,843 |
| Somerton | 30 | 8,923 |
| Spring Mount | 30 | 9,068 |
| Grand total | 89 | 29,852 |
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