Kingston East and Port Royal (Jamaica Parliament constituency)

Kingston East and Port Royal is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament.^[1] It elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election. It is one of the original 32 Parliamentary seats.^[2]

Its most prominent MP was former Prime Minister Michael Manley.

Boundaries

Constituency includes Norman Gardens, lower areas of Mountain View Avenue, Rockfort, Windward Road, Port Royal and Springfield.^[3]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1944	Florizel Glasspole	People's National Party
	1976	William Isaacs	People's National Party
	1980	Glenmore Webley	Jamaica Labour Party
	1983	Anthony Abrahams	Jamaica Labour Party
	1989	Michael Manley	People's National Party
	1993	Marjorie Taylor	People's National Party
	1997	Phillip Paulwell	People's National Party
	2002
	2007
	2011
	2016
	2020

Elections

General Election 2007: Kingston East and Port Royal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNP	Phillip Paulwell	7,183	82.99
	JLP	Peter Sangster	1,459	16.76
	National Democratic Movement	Opal Slater	21	0.24
Total votes			8,655	100.0
Turnout				53.2
	PNP hold

References

1. "Jamaica Gleaner Jamaica Elections 2016". jamaica-elections.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
2. Davis, Nick (25 July 2012). "Jamaica's 'wickedest city' banks on heritage". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
3. "Kingston | RE/MAX Realty Group Jamaica". Retrieved 18 February 2019.