A number of Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters in the North East St Catherine constituency are demanding that party leader Andrew Holness replace Leslie Campbell with a representative from inside the constituency.
The Labourites, most of whom are senior party workers in the constituency, say they will not accept the imposition of any outside candidate, after they got word that Prime Minister Andrew Holness is expected to present Senator Kerensia Morrison as the new standard-bearer to contest the upcoming general election.
Bryan said the majority of the people want Sharon Hay-Webster, a former People’s National Party representative who defeated the JLP in 2007, to be the standard-bearer for the constituency.
“For the past 30 years or so since I have been supporting the party here, I have seen where people just come from outside and left us without addressing the problems in the constituency, it will not happen this time,” he declared.
Results of a recent internal poll in the constituency has revealed that the People’s National Party candidate Oswest Senior Smith has a three percentage lead over Campbell, who won the seat for the JLP in 2016 by 122 votes.
