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The Parliament of Jamaica (Jamaican Patois: Paaliment a Jumieka) is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. It consists of three elements: The Crown (represented by the Governor-General ), the appointed Senate and the directly elected House of Representatives .
Legislative power is vested both in the government and in the Parliament of Jamaica. The Prime Minister is appointed by the governor-general, the common convention being the leader of the largest party in Parliament. [4] A bipartisan joint committee of the Jamaican legislature drafted Jamaica's current Constitution in 1962.
Jamaica's fourteen parishes are subdivided into sixty-three constituencies. The country follows the Westminster system and elects sixty-three Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Jamaica House of Representatives .
Michelle Charles is a politician who is a Member of the Parliament of Jamaica. ... This page was last edited on 4 January 2025, at 08:29 (UTC).
No. Name Party Took office Left office 1 Felix Gordon Veitch: Labour: January 1, 1945 1947 2 Clement Mullings Aitchison Labour 1947 1950 3 Clifford Campbell
Westmoreland Western is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Jamaica. 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.
Norman Alexander Dunn, JP (born 27 June 1967) is a Jamaican pharmacist and politician and the Member of Parliament for Saint Mary South Eastern, representing the Jamaica Labour Party. Early life and education
The 14th Parliament of Jamaica was sworn in on 15 September 2020, after being elected following the 2020 Jamaican general election. [1] Parliament of Jamaica.