Joan Gordon-Webley
Joan Gordon-Webley | |
|---|---|
| MP for Saint Andrew East Rural | |
| In office 1980–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Roy McGann |
| Succeeded by | E. G. G. Barrett |
| Personal details | |
| Party | People's National Party (since 2015) |
| Other political affiliations | Jamaica Labour Party (until 2015) |
| Spouse | Glenmore Webley |
| Website | joangordonwebley |
Joan Gordon-Webley (nee Webley) is a Jamaican politician.[1] She has been a member of both houses of the Parliament of Jamaica.
Early life
Joan Gordon-Webley was born in Pell River, Hanover Parish.[2]
Sporting career
She competed in Shot put at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3]
Political career
In the 1980 Jamaican general election, she became the youngest woman to be elected to the House of Representatives, at the age of 28.[4] Her opponent Roy McGann was killed.[5]
She returned to politics in 2006 and contested Saint Andrew South Eastern.[6] In the 2011 Jamaican general election, she stood in Saint Andrew East Rural and lost to Damion Crawford by just over 300 votes.[7] In 2014, she joined the People's National Party.[8] She stood in the 2020 Jamaican general election.[9]
She stood in Saint Andrew West Rural at the 2025 Jamaican general election against Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.[10] She came in second place.
Personal life
In 1982, she married Glenmore Webley.[11] He was also an MP and died in 1987.[12][13]
References
- ^ "Joan Gordon-Webley and the PNP - Jamaica Observer". www.jamaicaobserver.com. 2015-07-28. Archived from the original on 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ Staff, Caribbean Journal (2011-12-15). "Interview with Jamaican Parliamentary Candidate Joan Gordon-Webley". Caribbean Journal. Archived from the original on 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ Memoria XI Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe. pp. 33–61. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Gordon Webley loses five straight". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2020-09-04. Archived from the original on 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ Burns, Christopher (2015-07-11). "Understandable, but misplaced, objections to Joan Gordon-Webley's PNP membership - Jamaica Observer". www.jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ LEIGH CAMPBELL, OLIVIA (2006-10-01). "Joan Gordon-Webley: Picking up where she had left off - Jamaica Observer". www.jamaicaobserver.com. Archived from the original on 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ Newsnet, Nationwide (2014-08-07). "Chang Calls Webley's Sudden Departure from the JLP 'Unfortunate'". Nationwide 90FM. Archived from the original on 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ "Webley whispers! - Joan haunted by four decades of vicious rumors". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ "Joan Gordon Webley ready to win - Jamaica Observer". www.jamaicaobserver.com. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ "JLP's Duane Smith Calls PNP's Joan Gordon-Webley a '44-year loser'". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2025-02-27. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ https://jamcatalogue.org:83/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=299722
- ^ "They made the news!". jamaica-gleaner.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
- ^ "Caribbean News Briefs - UPI Archives". Caribbean News Briefs - UPI Archives. May 26, 1987. Retrieved 2025-11-01.