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Member of parliament, MP, for Eastern St. Thomas, the Jamaica Labour Party’s Dr. Michelle Charles, is the person most constituents want to represent the party in the seat at the next general election.
This, amid whispers she was unpopular among labourites in the constituency and that the party intended to replace her ahead of the next general election.
The JLP recently sounded out its supporters across four divisions in the constituency; Dalvey, Morant Bay, Port Morant and Bath.
They were asked to answer a simple yes or no to the question, “Would you support Dr. Michelle Charles as JLP candidate in the next general election?”
In Dalvey, 61 people said yes, 24 said no. In Morant Bay, 119 said yes, 18 said no. In Port Morant, 55 said yes, 24 said no. And in Bath, 40 said yes, two said no.
Overall Dr. Charles, a first term MP, received 275 yes votes against 68 no votes.
She says she’s grateful for the endorsement from constituents.
Dr. Michelle Charles, MP for Eastern St. Thomas.
In September 2020, Dr. Charles ended Dr. Fenton Ferguson’s 27 year hold on the seat, beating the People’s National Party veteran in the general election.
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