2002 Jamaican general election

2002 Jamaica general election

16 October 2002 (2002-10-16)
All 60 seats in the Jamaica House of Representatives
First party Second party   Leader P.J. Patterson Edward Seaga Party PNP JLP Leader's seat Westmoreland Eastern Kingston West Last election 50 seats, 56.2% 10 seats, 38.9% Seats before 50 10 Seats won 34 26 Seat change 16 16 Popular vote 396,590 360,718 Percentage 52.1% 47.4% Swing 4.1% 8.5%
Prime Minister before election P.J. Patterson PNP Subsequent Prime Minister P.J. Patterson PNP

General elections were held in Jamaica on 16 October 2002. 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. Patterson stepped down on 26 February 2006, and was replaced by Portia Simpson-Miller, Jamaica's first female Prime Minister.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
People's National Party	396,590	52.1	34	-16
Jamaica Labour Party	360,718	47.4	26	+16
National Democratic Movement-Jamaica National Alliance for Unity	2,895	0.4	0	0
United People's Party	548	0.1	0	New
Imperial Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated Political Party	162	0.0	0	New
Independents	452	0.1	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	7,393	–	–	–
Total	768,758	100	60	0
Source: Nohlen