Widely regarded as a ‘PLP safe seat,’ the PLP has won the seat with over 72% of the vote since the one seat system started in 2003, with all five of those elections won by the PLP’s Derrick Burgess. In the 2020 General Election, this area saw a three way race with the PLP, OBA and FDM all fielding a candidate.
- 2020 Winner – Derrick Burgess [PLP]
- PLP’s 2020 Candidate – Derrick Burgess
- OBA’s 2020 Candidate – Elizabeth Harvey Deacon
- FDM’s 2020 Candidate – Desmond Wayne Crockwell
The Constituency Boundaries Report [PDF] states: “Constituency #5 Hamilton East shall be all that land contained within a line drawn from the junction of North Shore Road with Twin Lanes South; thence North-West along the centreline of Twin Lanes South to the end of Twin Lanes South; thence North-West to a point on the Railway Trail; thence North-West to a point on the coastline; thence continuing North-East along the coastline to a point on the coastline North-West of the junction of North Shore Road with Fractious Street; thence South-East to the junction of North Shore Road with Fractious Street; thence South-East along the centreline of Fractious Street to the junction with Sunrise Drive; thence South-East along the centreline of Sunrise Drive to the junction with Mount Wyndham Drive; thence West along the centreline of Mount Wyndham Drive to the junction with Wyndham Hill Road; thence West along the centreline of Wyndham Hill Road to the junction with Trinity Church Road; thence South-East along the centreline of Trinity Church Road to the junction with Bayside Lane; thence South to a point on the coastline of Harrington Sound; thence South-West along the coastline of Harrington Sound to a point on the coastline South-East of the end point of My Lord’s Bay Road; thence North-West to the end of My Lord’s Bay Road; thence North-West along the centreline of My Lord’s Bay Road to the first property boundary of the properties at Midland Heights Crescent; thence North–East and then North-West along the property boundaries of the properties at Midland Heights Crescent to the junction of North Shore Road and North Church Lane; thence North-East along the centreline of North Shore Road to the junction with Twin Lanes South and shall include Bay Island.”
