Saint James Southern
Parliamentary constituency of Jamaica
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Saint James Southern 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.[1] The former MP was Homer Davis of the Jamaica Labour Party who has been in office since 2020. Since the 2025 Jamaican General Election, the current MP is Nekeisha Burchell of the People's National Party [2]
Boundaries
The constituency covers the Cambridge, Catadupa, Maroon Town, and Welcome Hall electoral divisions in St. James.[3]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections from 2000 to Present
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP | Homer Davis | 7,223 | 57.8 |  8.5 | ||
| PNP | Walton Small | 5,275 | 42.2 |  7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 12,498 | |||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| JLP gain from PNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNP | Derrick Kellier | 6,278 | 49.8 | 3.8 | |
| JLP | Homer Davis | 6,216 | 49.3 | 3.6 | |
| NDM | Astor Black | 43 | 0.3 | ||
| MGPPP | Joseph Hilton | 34 | 0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 12,604 | 48.5 | 8.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 26.000 | 11.4 | |||
| PNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNP | Derrick Kellier | 7,197 | 53.6 | ||
| JLP | Homer Davis | 6,125 | 45.7 | ||
| Turnout | 13,400 | 57.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,350 | ||||
| PNP hold | |||||
