Jamaican general election, 1884

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General elections were held in Jamaica in September 1884.^[1] Eight of the nine constituencies were contested, with only the candidate in St Mary & St Ann returned unopposed.^[1]

Background

In 1866 the Jamaican House of Assembly had been abolished during disturbances on the island following the Morant Bay rebellion.^[1] Since then, the legislative functions of the Assembly had been used by a Council appointed by the Governor.^[1] In April 1884 a conference was at the Westminster Palace Hotel, which resulted in the re-establishment of an elected Assembly.^[1] The new Assembly would consist of nine elected members and six appointed members.^[1]

Results

District	Winning candidate
Clarendon	Robert Craig
Kingston & St Andrews	W Malabre
Manchester	JT Palache
St Catherine	EG Levey
St Elizabeth	Farquharson
St James & Trelawny	EG Barrett
St Mary & St Ann	Michael Solomon
St Thomas & Portland	G Henderson
Westmoreland & Hanover	Charles Farquharson
Source: The Times^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "New Legislative Council Of Jamaica" The Times, 18 September 1884, p6, issue 31242

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