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1 Political career  



1.1  2016 General Election[3]  





1.2  2020 General Election[4]  







2 References  














Robert Chin







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Robert Chin
MP for Manchester Central

Incumbent

Assumed office
7 September 2020
Preceded byMichael Stewart
Personal details
Born20 December 1971
Political partyJamaica Labour Party

Robert Phillip Chin, JP., MP. (born 20 December 1971) is a Jamaican politician. He has been a member of the Jamaica Labour Party since 2006 and is currently the Member of Parliament for the Manchester Southern constituency defeating incumbent Michael Stewart in the General Election on 3rd September 2020.[1][2]

Political career

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Early in his political career he served on Management Teams in the Saint Andrew North Western, Portland Eastern and Kingston Eastern Constituencies.

He also served as a Vice President and Deputy General Secretary for Generation 2000 (G2K) where he has been intimately involved in various political activities for the Party, which include but limited to, campaigning, polling, recruiting, public relations, workers training, research, fund raising, welfare and social activities.[citation needed]

2016 General Election[3]

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He contested the 2016 General Election on the 25th February 2016 representing the Jamaica Labour Party in the Kingston Central Constituency, going up against the incumbent Ronald Thwaites. Thwaites tallied 5,190 votes to defeat Chin by 1,229 who tallied 3,961 votes.[citation needed]

2020 General Election[4]

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In the 2020 Jamaican general election, he defeated the incumbent Michael Stewart to become Member of Parliament of Manchester Southern in what was considered to be a stronghold for the People's National Party.[5] Chin tallied 6,826 (53.05%) votes to defeat Stewart by 890 votes or 6.91% who tallied 5,936 (46.14%) votes.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Brooks, Ricardo (6 April 2021). ""They Were So Appreciative!" JLP MP Defends Party Branded Easter Buns". Nationwide 90FM. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  • ^ "MP gets wake-up call". jamaica-gleaner.com. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  • ^ "General Election 2016". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  • ^ "General Election". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  • ^ Williams, Kasey (17 May 2022). "Phillips wants to return as PNP vice-president". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  • ^ "VIDEO: Robert Chin's triumph and the end of a dynasty". Jamaica Observer. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

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