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Jamaican election facts

December 12, 1944

JLP 22 seats

PNP 5 seats

Independents 5 seats

December 20, 1949

JLP 22 seats 42.7

PNP 13 seats 43.5

January 12, 1955

PNP 18 seats 50.5%

JLP 14 seats

July 1959

PNP 29 seats 64.4%

JLP 16 seats 35.4%

April 10, 1962

Jamaica Labour Party 26 seats 50.00%

People's National Party 19 seats 48.60%

Others 0,90 0

Independents 0,50 0

February 21, 1967

Jamaica Labour Party 33 50.70%

People's National Party 20 49,10%

Others 0.10%

Independents 0,20%

February 29, 1972

Jamaica Labour Party 16 43.40%

People's National Party 37 56.40%

Others 0.00%

Independents 0.20%

December 15, 1976

Jamaica Labour Party 13 43.20%

People's National Party 47 56.80%

October 30, 1980

Jamaica Labour Party 51 58.90%

People's National Party 9 41.10%

December 15, 1983

Jamaica Labour Party 60 89.90%

People's National Party (Boycotted election)

Others 4.20%

Independents 6.00%

February 9, 1989

Jamaica Labour Party 15 43.30%

People's National Party 45 56.60%

Others 0.00 Independents 0.10

March 30, 1993

Jamaica Labour Party 7 39.69%

People's National Party 53 60.41%

December 18, 1997

Jamaica Labour Party 9 39.10%

People's National Party 51 55.70%

Others 5.20%

October 16, 2002

People’s National party 35 52.20%

Jamaica Labour Party 25 47.20%

Others 0.5%

September 3, 2007

Jamaica Labour Party 32 50.14%

People's National Party 28 49.77%

Others .09%

  • The People's National Party(PNP) was formed in 1938 with Norman Washington Manley as leader.
  • The Jamaica Labour Party(JLP) was formed in 1943 under the with William Alexander Bustamante as its leader.
  • There have been fifteen general elections in Jamaica, the JLP winning seven and the PNP winning eight.
  • Jamaica's first election is the only one in which candidates independent of the JLP and PNP have gained seats.

  • Elections are held every 5 years although they can be called earlier at the discretion of the sitting Prime Minister.
  • Donald Sangster (JLP) is the shortest serving Prime Minister. His term of office lasted from February 23, 1967 until his death on April 11, 1967.

  • Percival Noel James Patterson was the longest serving Prime Minister. He served from March 30,1992 until March 30, 2006.
  • Portia Simpson Miller became first female Jamaican Prime Minister on March 30, 2006.

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