2007 Jamaican general election

2007 Jamaican general election
3 September 2007
All 60 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout61.46% ( 2.40pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Bruce Golding Portia Simpson-Miller
Party JLP PNP
Last election 47.38%, 26 seats 52.09%, 34 seats
Seats won 32 28
Seat change 6 6
Popular vote 410,438 405,293
Percentage 50.27% 49.64%
Swing 2.89pp 2.45pp
Prime Minister before election

Portia Simpson-Miller
PNP

Prime Minister after election

Bruce Golding
JLP

General elections were held in Jamaica on 3 September 2007. They had originally been scheduled for 27 August 2007 but were delayed due to Hurricane Dean.[1] The preliminary results indicated a slim victory for the opposition Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) led by Bruce Golding, which grew by two seats from 31–29 to 33-27 after official recounts.[2][3] The JLP defeated the People's National Party after eighteen years of unbroken governance.[4]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Jamaica Labour Party410,43850.2732+6
People's National Party405,29349.6428–6
National Democratic Movement3540.0400
Imperial Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated Political Party1920.0200
Jerusalem Bread Foundation90.000New
Independents2200.0300
Total816,506100.00600
Valid votes816,50699.41
Invalid/blank votes4,8190.59
Total votes821,325100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,336,30761.46
Source: Electoral Commission of Jamaica

References

  1. ^ "Jamaica slated for Aug. 27 election". The Toronto Star. 9 July 2007. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Jamaica Labour Party Wins General Election". Jamaica Information Service. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Jamaica General Election Results 2007". Caribbean Elections. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  4. ^ "JAMAICA: Opposition end 18 years of PNP government". Daily Brief. Retrieved 23 June 2022.


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