2007 Jamaican general election

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Jamaica general election, 2007

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All 60 seats in the Jamaica House of Representatives
  First party Second party
  Bruce Golding Portia Simpson-Miller
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 Increase6 Decrease6
Popular vote 410,438 405,293
Percentage 50.3% 49.6%
Swing Increase2.9% Decrease2.5%

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. [1]

Results

Template:Jamaica legislative election, 2007

References

  1. ^ Pollster's diary: virtual motion picture of campaign 2007 Archived 2008-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, Jamaica Gleaner, September 9, 2007