# Saint Andrew South Western

Saint Andrew South 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. The constituency was created in 1959. It is currently represented by the Dr Angela Brown-Burke of the PNP.
Since the mid 1970s Saint Andrew South Western has been an extremely safe seat for the People's National Party, which has won it by overwhelming margins in every election since except for the PNP-boycotted 1983 election.

## Boundaries

The constituency includes Payne Land and Whitfield in Saint Andrew Parish.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1959 | David Tavares | Jamaica Labour Party |
| 1972 | Wilton Hill | Jamaica Labour Party |
| 1976 | Portia Simpson | People's National Party |
| 1983 | Christopher Rose | Jamaica Labour Party |
| 1989 | Portia Simpson-Miller | People's National Party |
| 2020 | Angela Brown-Burke | People's National Party |

## Elections

General Election 2011: Saint Andrew South Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PNP | Portia Simpson-Miller | 10,973 | 94.94 | +0.97 |
| | JLP | Victor Hyde | 553 | 4.78 | −0.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,420 | 90.16 | +2.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,526 | 52.00 | −5.09 |
| | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold |
General Election 2007: Saint Andrew South Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PNP | Portia Simpson-Miller | 9,360 | 93.97 | −0.16 |
| | JLP | Garnett Reid | 601 | 6.03 | +0.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,759 | 87.94 | −0.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,961 | 57.09 | +0.93 |
| | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold |
General Election 2002: Saint Andrew South Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PNP | Portia Simpson-Miller | 9,716 | 94.02 | −3.97 |
| | JLP | Garnett Reid | 618 | 5.98 | +3.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,098 | 88.04 | −7.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,334 | 51.41 | −29.98 |
| | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold |
General Election 1997: Saint Andrew South Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PNP | Portia Simpson-Miller | 15,191 | 97.99 | −1.58 |
| | JLP | Basil Smith | 312 | 2.01 | +1.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,879 | 95.98 | −3.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,503 | 81.30 | −9.90 |
| | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold |
General Election 1993: Saint Andrew South Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PNP | Portia Simpson-Miller | 16,439 | 99.57 | +1.66 |
| | JLP | Basil Smith | 71 | 0.43 | −1.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,368 | 99.14 | +3.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,510 | 91.20 | −3.40 |
| | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold |
General Election 1989: Saint Andrew South Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PNP | Portia Simpson-Miller | 18,577 | 97.91 | NEW |
| | JLP | Royland Williams | 396 | 2.09 | −97.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,181 | 95.82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,973 | 94.60 | |
| | PNP gain from JLP | PNP gain from JLP | PNP gain from JLP | PNP gain from JLP | PNP gain from JLP |
General Election 1983: Saint Andrew South Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JLP | Christopher Rose (unopposed) | | | |
| | JLP gain from PNP | JLP gain from PNP | JLP gain from PNP | JLP gain from PNP | JLP gain from PNP |
General Election 1980: Saint Andrew South Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PNP | Portia Simpson | 17,192 | 79.17 | +3.54 |
| | JLP | Tom Tavares-Finson | 4,524 | 20.83 | −3.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,668 | 58.34 | +7.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,716 | 105.06 | +10.46 |
| | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold | PNP hold |
General Election 1976: Saint Andrew South Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PNP | Portia Simpson | 13,584 | 75.63 | +39.99 |
| | JLP | Royland Williams | 4,376 | 24.37 | −39.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,208 | 51.26 | +22.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,960 | 94.60 | +20.63 |
| | PNP gain from JLP | PNP gain from JLP | PNP gain from JLP | PNP gain from JLP | PNP gain from JLP |
General Election 1972: Saint Andrew South Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JLP | Wilton Hill | 7,261 | 64.36 |
| | PNP | Jason Gordon | 4,020 | 35.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,241 | 28.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,281 | 73.97 |
| | JLP hold | JLP hold | JLP hold | JLP hold |