Election Name: | 2020 Clarendon South Eastern by-election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Country: | Jamaica |
Seats For Election: | Constituency of Clarendon South Eastern |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2016 Jamaican general election |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Next Election: | 2020 Jamaican general election |
Next Year: | Sep. 2020 |
Election Date: | March 2, 2020 |
Candidate1: | Pearnel Charles Jr. |
Party1: | Jamaica Labour Party |
Popular Vote1: | 6,846 |
Percentage1: | 90.23% |
Candidate2: | Dereck Lambert |
Party2: | Independent (politician) |
Popular Vote2: | 741 |
Percentage2: | 9.77% |
Map Size: | 200px |
MP | |
Before Election: | Rudyard Spencer |
Before Party: | Jamaica Labour Party |
After Election: | Pearnel Charles Jr. |
After Party: | Jamaica Labour Party |
Turnout: | 18.65% |
A by-election to the Jamaican House of Representatives was held for the Clarendon South Eastern constituency on March 2, 2020. The seat was declared vacant due to the resignation of member of Parliament Rudyard Spencer on February 4, 2020.[1] The election was won by Pearnel Charles Jr. of the Jamaica Labour Party.
The PNP did not contest the by-election.[2]
Date | Event | |
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February 4, 2020 | Rudyard Spencer resigned as member of Parliament[3] | |
February 5, 2020 | Writ of Election issued by Governor-General and announced by Prime Minister | |
February 12, 2020 | Nomination day | |
March 2, 2020 | Polling day |