In 1866 the Jamaican House of Assembly had been abolished during disturbances on the island following the Morant Bay rebellion . Since then , the legislative functions of the Assembly had been used by a Council appointed by the Governor . In April 1884 a conference was at the Westminster Palace Hotel , which resulted in the re-establishment of an elected Assembly . The new Assembly would consist of nine elected members and six appointed members
Morant Bay rebellion
Morant Bay rebellion
1884 Jamaican general election