Franklin Witter

Franklin Witter MP

Political Career: He serves as the Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Eastern (2016 – present) and as State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining since January 2022. MP Witter also represented the constituency from 2007 to 2011. Previously he was Mayor of Black River and Councillor for the Junction Division in the St. Elizabeth Parish Council. He has also served in the Parliament as the Deputy Speaker of the House from 2016 to 2020. MP Witter currently serves on the following Parliamentary Committees:

Regulations
Internal and External Affairs
Infrastructure and Physical Development
Committee of Privileges
Public Accounts
Public Administration and Appropriations
House

Civic activities: Vice-President, Alpart Community Council.

Profession: former teacher at Junction High, and now the Chief Executive Officer for Southern Plaza in Lititz.

Education: Lititz All Age School; Junction Secondary School; Beaumont Comprehensive College and Church’s Teachers’ College,

MPs score is not impacted by absence that is caused by illness or the need to attend to official Government business.

House of Representatives 91%

2018/2019

47/47 Meetings

2019/2020

38/39 Meetings

2020/2021

46/46 Meetings

2021/2022

52/54 Meetings

2022/2023

52/64 Meetings

Public Accounts Committee 53%

2018/2019

9/9 Meetings

2019/2020

13/15 Meetings

2020/2021

5/13 Meetings

2021/2022

5/13 Meetings

2022/2023

3/4 Meetings

Public Accounts and Appropriations Committee 79%

2018/2019

22/23 Meetings

2019/2020

21/23 Meetings

2020/2021

18/19 Meetings

2021/2022

11/15 Meetings

2022/2023

3/6 Meetings

Please see: CDF Operational Procedures – March 2019

Note Policy Change: 2015/16 and beyond, meetings are required every other year (prior annually).

Constituency Development Fund Consultations

2017/2018

No meetings held

2018/2019

1/1 Meeting

2019/2020

1/1 Meeting

2020/2021

No meetings required

2021/2022

No meetings held

Constituency Development Fund Reports

No CDF reports have been received to date

Based on the Integrity Commission's interpretation of "Part VII Privilege and Confidentiality", Section 56 of the Integrity Commission Act, 2017, the Annual Reports of the Integrity Commission no longer name nor identify any Parliamentarian that commits an offence (a breach) of the Act, neither will it name nor identify any Parliamentarian that is being further investigated or prosecuted for the offence(s) committed.

Assessed under the Integrity Commissions Act, 2017

Declaration States

Did not declare
Declared late
Reported to Parliamentary Leader
Declaration not cleared
Reported to Director of Corruption Prosecution
Fined for failure to report on time and/or provide info.
Fined for false statement or information
Prosecuted by Director of Corruption Prosecution

2019

2020

2021

Parliamentarian

Score Breakdown

Party

Constituency Office

Phone

Franklin Witter MP

House of Representatives 91%

Public Accounts Committee 53%

Public Accounts and Appropriations Committee 79%

Constituency Development Fund Consultations

Constituency Development Fund Reports