Hanover Western
{{short description|Jamaican parliamentary constituency}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Jamaican English|date=September 2020}}
{{Politics of Jamaica}}
Hanover Western 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_lang=en&p_isn=104880&p_country=JAM&p_classification=01.01|title=Jamaica: Constitutional Law|publisher=International Labour Organization|accessdate=2020-09-04}}{{cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Jamaica/Self-government|title=Jamaica: Self-government|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica|accessdate=2020-09-04}} The constituency has featured in all 16 contested Parliamentary General Elections from 1944 to 2016. The current MP is Tamika Davis.
The MP was formerly Ian Hayles, representing the People's National Party, who has been in office since 2007.{{cite news|url=https://nlj.gov.jm/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Election-Results-1944-2016.pdf|title=Jamaica General Election Results (1944-2016)|publisher=National Library of Jamaica|accessdate=2020-09-04}}
Boundaries
The constituency covers four electoral divisions – Cauldwell, Green Island, Lucea and Riverside.{{cite news|url=https://ecj.com.jm/boundaries/parishes/constituencies/hanover/hanover-western/ |title=Constituency Boundaries|publisher=Electoral Commission of Jamaica|accessdate=2020-09-04}}
Members of Parliament
= 1944 to present =
| class="wikitable" | |
| colspan="2"|Election | Member
!Party |
|---|---|
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| 1944 | |
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| 1949 | William Dickson | |
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| 1955 | William Dickson | |
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| 1959 | Lascelles Murray | |
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| 1962 | Agustus Stanhope | |
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| 1967 | Cleveland Stanhope | |
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| 1972 | Roy Robinson | |
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| 1976 | Roy Robinson | |
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| 1980 | |
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| 1983 | |
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| 1989 | Benjamin Clare | |
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| 1993 | Benjamin Clare | |
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| 1997 | Benjamin Clare | |
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| 2002 | Anson Ralston | |
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| 2007 | |
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| 2011 | |
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| 2016 | |
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| 2020 |
Elections
=Elections from 2000 to present=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 2020: Hanover Western {{cite news|url=https://ecj.com.jm/general-election-2020-preliminary-results/|title=General Election 2020 – Preliminary Results |publisher=Electoral Commission of Jamaica|accessdate=2020-09-04}}{{cite news|url=http://jamaica-elections.com/general/2020/info/constituency.php?constituencyid=35 |title=Hanover Western |publisher=Jamaica elections (Jamaica Gleaner) |accessdate=2020-09-04}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jamaica Labour Party|candidate=Tamika Davis|votes=6,008|percentage=54.6|change={{increase}} 11.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's National Party|candidate=Ian Hayles|votes=4,987|percentage=45.4|change={{decrease}} 10.1}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 10,995
|percentage =
|change = {{decrease}}
}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|
|reg. electors =
|change = {{increase}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Jamaica Labour Party
|loser = People's National Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 2016: Hanover Western {{cite news|url=https://ecj.com.jm/election-results/general-election-2016/|title=Jamaica General Election Results (2016)|publisher=Electoral Commission of Jamaica|accessdate=2020-09-04}}{{cite news|url=http://jamaica-elections.com/general/2016/info/constituency.php?constituencyid=35 |title=Constituency: Hanover Western|publisher=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=2020-09-04}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's National Party
|candidate = Ian Hayles
|votes = 6,829
|percentage = 55.5
|change = {{increase}} 0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jamaica Labour Party
|candidate = Brian Wallace
|votes = 5,358
|percentage = 43.5
|change = {{decrease}} 0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = National Democratic Movement (Jamaica)
|candidate = Leonard Sharpe
|votes = 27
|percentage = 0.2
|change = {{increase}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 12,307
|percentage = 40.3
|change = {{decrease}} 15.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 30,528
|change = {{increase}} 9.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|loser = Jamaica Labour Party
|winner = People's National Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 2011: Hanover Western {{cite news|url=https://ecj.com.jm/election-results/general-election-2011/|title=Jamaica General Election Results (2011)|publisher=Electoral Commission of Jamaica|accessdate=2020-09-04}}{{cite news|url=http://jamaica-elections.com/general/2011/info/constituency.php?constituencyid=35 |title=Constituency: Hanover Western|publisher=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=2020-09-04}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = People's National Party
|candidate = Ian Hayles
|votes = 8,583
|percentage = 55.1
|change = {{increase}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Jamaica Labour Party
|candidate = Donovan Hamilton
|votes = 6,905
|percentage = 44.3
|change = {{decrease}}
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 15,584
|percentage = 55.7
|change = {{decrease}}
}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|
|reg. electors = 27,983
|change = {{decrease}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = People's National Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Jamaica constituencies}}
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