Saint Ann South Western

Saint Ann South Western 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 consists of the south-west part of Saint Ann Parish. It is represented by Labour Party MP Zavia Mayne.^[1]

History

Saint Ann South Western was created in 1959 as one of 13 new seats that moved the total number of constituencies in Jamaica from 32 to 45.^[2]

Geography

South West St Ann is the most rural of the four constituencies in the parish, most of it being located in the region of the Dry Harbour Mountains. The only major town is Alexandria, but other districts in the constituency include Aboukir, Clarksonville, Inverness, Bethany, Watt Town, and Gibraltar.^[2]

Members of Parliament

Gideon Aabuthnott Gallimore (after 1959)
Ernie Smith (2002 to 2011)
Zavia Mayne (2016 - present)

References

^ "Zavia Mayne – Jamaica Information Service". jis.gov.jm. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
^ ^a ^b "South West St Ann - JLP territory". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

Constituencies of the Parliament of Jamaica

Cornwall

Hanover	Hanover Eastern Hanover Western
Saint Elizabeth	Saint Elizabeth North Eastern Saint Elizabeth North Western Saint Elizabeth South Eastern Saint Elizabeth South Western
Saint James	Saint James Central Saint James East Central Saint James North Western Saint James Southern Saint James West Central
Trelawny	Trelawny Northern Trelawny Southern
Westmoreland	Westmoreland Central Westmoreland Eastern Westmoreland Western

Middlesex

Clarendon	Clarendon Central Clarendon North Central Clarendon North Western Clarendon Northern Clarendon South Eastern Clarendon South Western
Manchester	Manchester Central Manchester North Eastern Manchester North Western Manchester Southern
Saint Ann	Saint Ann North Eastern Saint Ann North Western Saint Ann South Eastern Saint Ann South Western
Saint Catherine	Saint Catherine Central Saint Catherine East Central Saint Catherine Eastern Saint Catherine North Central Saint Catherine North Eastern Saint Catherine North Western Saint Catherine South Central Saint Catherine South Eastern Saint Catherine South Western Saint Catherine Southern Saint Catherine West Central
Saint Mary	Saint Mary Central Saint Mary South Eastern Saint Mary Western

Surrey

Kingston	Kingston Central Kingston East & Port Royal Kingston Western
Portland	Portland Eastern Portland Western
Saint Andrew	Saint Andrew Eastern Saint Andrew East Central Saint Andrew East Rural Saint Andrew North Central Saint Andrew North Eastern Saint Andrew North Western Saint Andrew Southern Saint Andrew South Eastern Saint Andrew South Western Saint Andrew Western Saint Andrew West Central Saint Andrew West Rural
Saint Thomas	Saint Thomas Eastern Saint Thomas Western