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

1677

Constituency Elected members
ClarendonThomas Sutton, Jonathan Ashurst
St. Andrew'sSamuel Barry, John Barnaby
St. Ann'sRichard Hemmings, John Gawden
St. David'sThomas Ryves, Thomas Fargor
St. Dorothy'sJohn Colebeck, Theodore Cary
St. ElizabethRichard Scott, Thomas Raby
St. George'sWilliam Nedham, George Philipps
St. James'Richard Guy, Samuel Jenks
St. John'sWhitgift Aylemore, Richard Oldfield
St. Katherine'sJohn Bowden, Samuel Bernard, William Bragg
St. Mary'sJohn Fountain, Andrew Orgill
St. ThomasEdward Stanton, Clem. Richardson
St. Thomas-in-the-ValeFulke Rose, George Nedham
Port RoyalWilliam Beeston, Anthony Swimmer, Charles Morgan
VereAndrew Knight, Andrew Langly
Source: British History Online[2]

References

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