Portland Eastern

Portland · 5 electoral divisions · held by the People's National Party since the 2025 general election

Member of Parliament

Isat Buchanan PNP

Constituency office: 6 Allan Avenue, Portland Eastern
Phone: 876-468-6355
876-394-4632
Email: 1bportlandeastern@gmail.com

Contact details as published by the Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal (JAMP). Checked 11 October 2026.

JLP caretaker

Ann-Marie Vaz JLP

JLP candidate in the 3 September 2025 general election. Caretaker until the party names another.

Contact details from their public pages.

To reach the caretaker, contact Jamaica Labour Party headquarters, 20 Belmont Road, Kingston 5, 876-929-1183, info@jamaicalabourparty.com.

2025 general election

PNP Isat Buchanan elected8,370 50.4%
JLP Ann-Marie Vaz8,222 49.5%
JPP 30 0.2%

Margin: 148 votes
Electors: 39,751
Votes cast: 16,653, including 31 rejected
Turnout: 41.9%

Figures from the Electoral Commission of Jamaica's summary of results.

Electoral divisions and councillors

Division	Councillor	JLP caretaker
Fairy Hill	Athlete Cleary JLP	JLP councillor
Fellowship	Shanique Green JLP	JLP councillor
Manchioneal	Paul Thompson JLP	JLP councillor
Port Antonio	Dexter Rowland PNP	Emile George Rodney
Prospect	Wayne McKenzie PNP	Rose-Marie Ann Palmer

Councillors can also be reached through the Portland Municipal Corporation, 876-993-2765 or 876-715-3615.

Division boundaries from the Electoral Office of Jamaica. Councillors as elected in February 2024, with later by-elections and changes where known. Caretakers are the JLP's candidates at the last election unless the party has named another.

About Portland Eastern

Portland Eastern covers the eastern part of Portland parish, including Port Antonio, Fellowship and Fairy Hill. In the 3 September 2025 general election the PNP's Isat Buchanan won the seat from the JLP's Ann-Marie Vaz (preliminary count 8,316 to 8,181; the Observer later described the margin as just over 180 votes).

Sources (6)

jampja.org /parliamentarian/isat-buchanan/
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Portland_Eastern
ecj.com.jm /wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-General-Election-Summary-Results-1.pdf
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2025_Jamaican_general_election
election.jamaicaobserver.com /2025/
ecj.com.jm /wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Final-Count-Report-2024LGE-ALL-EDS-Counted.pdf

Information checked 11 October 2026. Something out of date or missing? Tell us.

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