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WOLFE C.I.
December 18, 1997, was declared as the day for General Elections in
Jamaica to elect members for the lower house of Parliament.
Three political
parties, viz, the People's National Party, the Jamaica Labour Party and the
National Democratic Movement (hereinafter referred to as the P.N.P., the J.L.P.
and the N.D.M., respectively) contested the elections. The island of Jamaica is
divided into sixty (60) constituencies for purpose of electing members to the
House of Representatives. West Central S t Andrew is one of the designated
constituencies.
Three persons contested the election in this constituency, Dr.
Warren Blake of the P.N.P., Mr. Andrew Holness of the J.L.P. and Mr. Steve
Daley of the N.D.M.
The constituency of West Central St. Andrew is divided into seventy-four
polling divisions. The seventy-four polling divisions are served by eighty-eight
polling stations.
Each polling division is divided into polling stations. The
number of polling stations in a polling division is determined by the number of
electors in the polling division. It is recommended that a polling station shodd
have assigned to it not more than two hundred and fifty (250) to three hundred
(300) voters.
Mr. Andrew Holness of the J.L.P. was declared duly elected as ithe
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Member of Parliament for the constituency, defeating the P.N.l?s Warren Blake
by 153 votes.