General elections were held in Jamaica under the Old Representative System between the 17th and 19th centuries. The first elections were held in 1677,[1] in which thirty-two members were elected from 15 constituencies.[2] The House of Assembly was abolished in 1865.[3]
class=wikitable style=text-align:left | Constituency | Elected members |
---|---|---|
Clarendon | Thomas Sutton, Jonathan Ashurst | |
St. Andrew's | Samuel Barry, John Barnaby | |
St. Ann's | Richard Hemmings, John Gawden | |
St. David's | Thomas Ryves, Thomas Fargor | |
St. Dorothy's | John Colebeck, Theodore Cary | |
St. Elizabeth | Richard Scott, Thomas Raby | |
St. George's | William Nedham, George Philipps | |
St. James' | Richard Guy, Samuel Jenks | |
St. John's | Whitgift Aylemore, Richard Oldfield | |
St. Katherine's | John Bowden, Samuel Bernard, William Bragg | |
St. Mary's | John Fountain, Andrew Orgill | |
St. Thomas | Edward Stanton, Clem. Richardson | |
St. Thomas-in-the-Vale | Fulke Rose, George Nedham | |
Port Royal | William Beeston, Anthony Swimmer, Charles Morgan | |
Vere | Andrew Knight, Andrew Langly | |
Source: British History Online |