Saint James Southern is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The constituency was first contested in the 1976 general election. The former MP was Homer Davis of the Jamaica Labour Party who has been in office since 2020. Since the 2025 Jamaican General Election, the current MP is Nekeisha Burchell of the People's National Party
Boundaries
The constituency covers the Cambridge, Catadupa, Maroon Town, and Welcome Hall electoral divisions in St. James.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1976 Upton Robotham People's National Party 1980 Marco Brown Jamaica Labour Party 1983 Marco Brown Jamaica Labour Party 1989 Derrick Kellier People's National Party 1993 Derrick Kellier People's National Party 1997 Derrick Kellier People's National Party 2002 Derrick Kellier People's National Party 2007 Derrick Kellier People's National Party 2011 Derrick Kellier People's National Party 2016 Derrick Kellier People's National Party 2020 Homer Davis Jamaica Labour Party 2025Nekeisha BurchellPeople's National Party
Elections Elections from 2000 to Present
See also Politics of Jamaica Elections in Jamaica
References