St. Thomas Eastern

St. Thomas · 4 electoral divisions · held by the People's National Party since the 2025 general election

Member of Parliament

Yvonne Shaw PNP

Constituency office: 22 Queen Street, Morant Bay, St. Thomas
Phone: 876-894-4078
Email: stthomaseasternreseys@gmail.com

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

JLP caretaker

Michelle Charles 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 Yvonne Shaw elected7,393 51.3%
JLP Michelle Charles6,932 48.1%
IND 45 0.3%
JPP 31 0.2%

Margin: 461 votes
Electors: 33,611
Votes cast: 14,545, including 144 rejected
Turnout: 43.3%

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

Electoral divisions and councillors

Division	Councillor	JLP caretaker
Bath	Ludlow Alphanso Mathison PNP	Nordeen Elaine McKenzie
Dalvey	Michael Alexander McLeod JLP	JLP councillor
Morant Bay	Vacant last held by PNPCouncillor Yvonne Shaw (PNP), who won the November 2024 by-election, was elected MP for St. Thomas Eastern in September 2025. By-election not yet held.	Winston Downie
Port Morant	Dinsdale Smith PNP	Michael Hue

Councillors can also be reached through the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation, 11 Church Street, Morant Bay, 876-982-2227, ceo@stthomasmc.gov.jm.

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 St. Thomas Eastern

St. Thomas Eastern covers the eastern part of St. Thomas parish; its electoral divisions are Bath, Dalvey, Morant Bay and Port Morant. Yvonne Shaw (PNP) won the seat on 3 September 2025, succeeding Dr Michelle Charles (JLP).

Sources (7)

jampja.org /parliamentarian/yvonne-shaw/
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Thomas_Eastern
ecj.com.jm /wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-General-Election-Summary-Results-1.pdf
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2025_Jamaican_general_election
ecj.com.jm /wp-content/uploads/2024/03/LocalGovernmentElection2024-Summary.pdf
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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