Election Years In Jamaica

July 28 1959 the fourth general election was strictly between the two main parties jlp and pnp.

Election years in jamaica. In jamaica there is a five year term and elections must be constitutionally held within five years and three months of the date of the last election. 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. Donald sangster became the second prime minister.

Jamaicans went to the polls to elect a new government on 25 february 2016. The house of representatives of jamaica has 63 members elected for a five year term in single seat constituencies by first past the post voting. General elections were held in jamaica on 25 february 2016.

Prime minister andrew. Jamaica has undergone one of the world s most dramatic turnarounds in recent years slashing debt to 93 of gross domestic product from a peak of 146 eight years ago. General elections are held in jamaica every five years.

The result was a narrow victory for the jlp which won 32 of the 63 seats. The centre right jamaica labour party jlp won 49 of 63 seats in thursday s parliamentary election. The jlp won 33 of the 53 seats while the pnp took 18 seats.

Jamaica became an independent nation on august 6 1962. In other words the life of an administration may be extended to a maximum of three months beyond the five year term. The elections were largely a contest between the governing people s national party pnp and the opposition jamaica labour party jlp.

The two parties were founded in 1938 and 1943 and first contested the 1944 election. Of the 45 seats the pnp took 29 with 64 4 per cent of the votes and the jlp the remaining 16 seats with 35 6. Caribbean elections provides information and current news for voters students teachers on the election and the jamaican electoral process.