New MPs and senators to be sworn in Thursday
Published:Tuesday | September 16, 2025 | 1:18 PM
When parliament officially reopens on Thursday, it will not be as lopsided as it was coming out of the 2020 general election, with the People's National Party (PNP) having more say with 28 members of parliament, a 100 per cent increase from its previous cohort.
The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) will have 35 members in the reconstituted House of Representatives.
The new senators and members of parliament are to be sworn in on Thursday, in an event that marks the official beginning of the 2025 Parliamentary term.
They will take their oaths at Gordon House on Duke Street in Kingston, starting at 11 a.m.
Among the new members on the JLP's side are Delroy Williams, who won in Clarendon Central; Andrew Morris, who retained St Elizabeth North Western for the JLP; and Audrey Marks, who will represent Manchester North Eastern.
New members on the PNP side will include Nekeisha Burchell, who will represent St James Southern; Yvonne Rosemarie Shaw, who flipped the St Thomas Eastern seat in the PNP's favour; Isat Buchanan, who won in Portland Eastern; and Zuleika Jess, who won St Elizabeth North Eastern.
Meanwhile, among those returning to the Lower House on the opposition side after previous election losses are Peter Bunting, Manchester Southern; Damion Crawford, St Catherine North Western; and Richard Azan, who will serve as MP for Clarendon North West.
- Corey Robinson
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