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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]
The elections were delayed by 12 months in February 2023. [3] [4] The election will be overseen by the Electoral Commission of Jamaica. [5] In December 2023, a poll suggested that 38% of Jamaicans intended to participate. [6]
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.
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte said that Jamaica would transition to being a Republic before the next general election. [1] In December 2024 a bill was tabled on transitioning to becoming a republic. The bill requires review by joint committees, followed by a parliamentary vote and a referendum to approve the ...
The announcement of the election date was made on September 27, 2020 at a meeting of the PNP's National Executive Council (NEC) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, with nomination date for candidates occurring from October 19 to 23 and a list of the final delegates produced by October 30.
General elections were held in Jamaica on 25 February 2016. The elections were largely a contest between the governing People's National Party (PNP) and the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). The result was a narrow victory for the JLP, which won 32 of the 63 seats. One political commentator described the poll as "the closest election ...
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).
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.