2007 Jamaican general election

2007 Jamaica general election

3 September 2007 (2007-09-03)
All 60 seats in the Jamaica House of Representatives
First party Second party   Leader Bruce Golding Portia Simpson-Miller Party JLP PNP Leader's seat Kingston West Saint Andrew South Western Last election 26 seats, 47.4% 34 seats, 52.1% Seats before 26 34 Seats won 32 28 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 410,438 405,293 Percentage 50.27% 49.64% Swing 2.9% 2.5%
Prime Minister before election Portia Simpson-Miller PNP Subsequent Prime Minister 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 led by Bruce Golding, which grew by two seats from 31–29 to 33-27 after official recounts. The JLP defeated the People's National Party after eighteen years of unbroken governance.