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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.
The 2024 Jamaican local government elections were held on 26 February 2024. [1] Nomination day was on February 8, 2024. 228 divisions and the leadership of 13 municipal bodies will be elected. [ 2 ]
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]
General elections were held in Jamaica on 29 December 2011. The elections were contested mainly between the nation's two major political parties, the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), led by Andrew Holness, and the Portia Simpson-Miller-led opposition People's National Party (PNP).
General elections were held in Jamaica on 9 February 1989. The result was a victory for the People's National Party, which won 45 of the 60 seats.Voter turnout was 78%. [1] ...
The People's National Party secured a landslide victory by winning 151 divisions to the Jamaica Labour Party's 75, in addition to the mayorship of Portmore. [4] The results saw the PNP holding majorities in 12 of the 13 parish councils, with the 13th council, Trelawny, being tied by the two major political parties with one elected independent candidate.
General elections were held in Jamaica on 16 October 2002. [1] The result was a victory for the People's National Party , which won 34 of the 60 seats, whilst voter turnout was 59%. [ 1 ] PNP leader P. J. Patterson retained his position as Prime Minister , becoming the first political leader to win three successive elections.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions ... Results by municipal corporation. The 2016 Jamaican local elections were held on November 28, 2016. [1]