# Saint James North Western

Saint James North 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. The constituency has featured in all 16 contested Parliamentary General Elections from 1944 to 2016. The current MP is the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, representing the Jamaica Labour Party, who has been in office since 2002.

## Boundaries

The constituency covers four electoral divisions – sections of Montego Bay North, Montego Bay North East, Montego Bay West and all of Montego Bay Central. This encompasses the Flankers, Glendevon, Norwood, and Albion areas of Montego Bay.

## Members of Parliament
### 1944 to Present

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1944 | Iris Collins | Jamaica Labour Party |
| 1949 | Alan Coombs | People's National Party |
| 1955 | Alan Coombs | People's National Party |
| 1959 | Alan Coombs | People's National Party |
| 1962 | Herbert Eldemire | Jamaica Labour Party |
| 1967 | Howard Cooke | People's National Party |
| 1972 | Howard Cooke | People's National Party |
| 1976 | Howard Cooke | People's National Party |
| 1980 | Kenneth Baugh | Jamaica Labour Party |
| 1983 | Kenneth Baugh | Jamaica Labour Party |
| 1989 | Carl Miller | People's National Party |
| 1993 | Carl Miller | People's National Party |
| 1997 | Francis Tulloch | People's National Party |
| 2002 | Horace Chang | Jamaica Labour Party |
| 2007 | Horace Chang | Jamaica Labour Party |
| 2011 | Horace Chang | Jamaica Labour Party |
| 2016 | Horace Chang | Jamaica Labour Party |
| 2020 | Horace Chang | Jamaica Labour Party |

## Elections
### Elections from 2000 to Present

General Election 2020: Saint James North Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JLP | Horace Chang | 6,189 | 76.2 | 11.7 |
| | PNP | George Hamilton | 1,931 | 23.8 | 10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,120 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | JLP hold | JLP hold | JLP hold | JLP hold |
General Election 2016: Saint James North Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JLP | Horace Chang | 7,014 | 64.5 | 9.8 |
| | PNP | Henry McCurdy | 3,771 | 34.7 | 10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,879 | 39.7 | 5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,375 | | 10.9 |
| | JLP hold | JLP hold | JLP hold | JLP hold |
General Election 2011: Saint James North Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JLP | Horace Chang | 6,077 | 54.7 | 2.3 |
| | PNP | Henry McCurdy | 4,977 | 44.8 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,113 | 45.0 | 6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,687 | | 3.0 |
| | JLP hold | JLP hold | JLP hold | JLP hold |
General Election 2007: Saint James North Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JLP | Horace Chang | 7,482 | 57.0 | 1.0 |
| | PNP | Henry McCurdy | 5,569 | 42.4 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,139 | 51.7 | 1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,440 | | 0.6 |
| | JLP hold | JLP hold | JLP hold | JLP hold |
General Election 2002: Saint James North Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JLP | Horace Chang | 7,570 | 56.0 | 12.5 |
| | PNP | Gordon Brown | 5,731 | 43.6 | 8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,519 | 52.8 | 2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,600 | | 7.7 |
| | JLP gain from PNP | JLP gain from PNP | JLP gain from PNP | JLP gain from PNP | JLP gain from PNP |

### Elections from 1980 to 1999

General Election 1997: Saint James North Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PNP | Francis Tulloch | 7,943 | 51.6 | 3.0 |
| | JLP | Horace Chang | 6,691 | 43.5 | 1.1 |
| | NDM | Pat Austin | 551 | 3.6 |
| | Independent | Kingsley Headley | 41 | 0.3 |
| | Independent | Hope Thelwell | 28 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,381 | 55.5 | 4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,719 | | 51.1 |
| | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold |
General Election 1993: Saint James North Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PNP | Carl Miller | 5,071 | 54.6 | 3.9 |
| | JLP | Charles Sinclair | 4,146 | 44.6 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,295 | 50.7 | 21.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,347 | | 11.2 |
| | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold |
General Election 1989: Saint James North Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PNP | Carl Miller | 8,753 | 58.5 |
| | JLP | Charles Sinclair | 6,108 | 40.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,959 | 72.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,656 | | 8.1 |
| | PNP gain from JLP | PNP gain from JLP | PNP gain from JLP | PNP gain from JLP | PNP gain from JLP |
General Election 1983: Saint James North Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JLP | Kenneth Baugh | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,113 | |
| | JLP hold | JLP hold | JLP hold | JLP hold |
General Election 1980: Saint James North Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JLP | Kenneth Baugh | 10,265 | 62.5 | 24.7 |
| | PNP | Howard Cooke | 5,993 | 36.5 | 25.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,438 | 86.0 | 35.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,113 | | 29.3 |
| | JLP gain from PNP | JLP gain from PNP | JLP gain from PNP | JLP gain from PNP | JLP gain from PNP |

### Elections from 1960 to 1979

General Election 1976: Saint James North Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PNP | Howard Cooke | 7,231 | 61.8 | 11.8 |
| | JLP | Geoffrey Roach | 4,424 | 37.8 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,695 | 50.7 | 27.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,781 | | 20.7 |
| | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold |
General Election 1972: Saint James North Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PNP | Howard Cooke | 7,062 | 73.6 | 13.0 |
| | JLP | Hewart Henriques | 2,492 | 26.0 | 13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,593 | 78.4 | 9.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,243 | | 40.2 |
| | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold |
General Election 1967: Saint James North Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PNP | Howard Cooke | 4,654 | 60.6 | 12.7 |
| | JLP | Donat G. Crichton | 3,003 | 39.1 | 11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,686 | 88.0 | 18.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,735 | | 69.0 |
| | PNP gain from JLP | PNP gain from JLP | PNP gain from JLP | PNP gain from JLP | PNP gain from JLP |
General Election 1962: Saint James North Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JLP | Herbert Eldemire | 9,766 | 50.2 |
| | PNP | Howard Cooke | 9,332 | 47.9 |
| | Independent | Allan G.S. Coombs | 262 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,475 | 69.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,170 | |
| | JLP gain from PNP | JLP gain from PNP | JLP gain from PNP | JLP gain from PNP | JLP gain from PNP |