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Election observers included the EU delegation to Jamaica [59] and a domestic NGO, Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE). [60] Before 10:00 PM, preliminary results indicated that the JLP had won 44 seats; for the first time since 1967, the JLP was re-elected while contesting all seats. [61]
Though the years are fixed due to the five-year term of the prime minister, the date of the election is traditionally announced by the ruling party one month in advance. Recently, there has been debate over whether this "flexible date" system is the best for Jamaica, or whether the government should switch to a fixed date system.
A by-election to the Jamaican House of Representatives was held for the Clarendon South Eastern constituency on March 2, 2020. The seat was declared vacant due to the resignation of member of Parliament Rudyard Spencer on February 4, 2020. [1] The election was won by Pearnel Charles Jr. of the Jamaica Labour Party.
The United Independents' Congress of Jamaica (UIC) became the first new (post colonial) registered political party on December 7, 2019. Other parties have cropped up and disintegrated in the past due mostly to a lack of funding and effective differentiation from the major parties.
Jamaica's fourteen parishes are subdivided into sixty-three constituencies. The country follows the Westminster system and elects sixty-three Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Jamaica House of Representatives.
Donald Trump's new running mate, Sen. JD Vance, wasn't yet a member of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, when an angry mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, chanting "hang Mike Pence" and seeking to overturn the ...
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2020: Dave Hume-Brown: Jamaica Labour Party: Elections. Elections from 2000 to Present. General Election 2020: Hanover Eastern [6] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% JLP: