| Saint James East Central | |
| Constituency Link: | Saint James East Central |
| Parl Name: | Parliament of Jamaica |
| District Label: | Parish |
| District: | St. James |
| Region Label: | County |
| Region: | Cornwall |
| Population: | 36,689 (2011 census) |
| Electorate: | 29,852 |
| Towns: | Maroon Town, Adelphi, John's Hall |
| Members Label: | Member of Parliament |
| Members: | Edmund Bartlett |
| Parts Label: | Electoral divisions |
| Parts: | Rose Hall, Somerton, Spring Mount |
| Party: | Jamaica Labour Party |
| Blank1 Name: | Returning officer |
| Blank1 Info: | Berlin Roper |
| Blank2 Name: | Constituency number |
| Blank2 Info: | 29 |
Saint James East Central 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 was first contested in the 1976 general election.[1] [2] The current MP is the Hon. Edmund Bartlett of the Jamaica Labour Party who has been in office since 2002.[3]
The constituency covers the Rose Hall, Somerton and Spring Mount electoral divisions in St. James.[4] [1]
According to the Jamaica Population Census of 2011, the number of persons living in the constituency was 36,689, while the number of registered voters was 24,826.[5] As of the 2020 general election, the number of registered electors in the constituency was 29,852. This represents a 5.9% increase over the 28,178 voters registered for the 2016 general election.[4]
| Rose Hall | 29 | 11,843 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerton | 30 | 8,923 | |
| Spring Mount | 30 | 9,068 | |
| Grand total | 89 | 29,852 |