1677–1863 Jamaican general elections

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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]

## Results[edit]

### 1677[edit]

Constituency  | Elected members

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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[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Myron Weiner & Ergun Özbudun (1897) Competitive Elections in Developing Countries Duke University Press, p190
2. ^ a b America and West Indies: September 1677 British History Online
3. ^ History Library of Congress Country Studies

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