2007 Jamaican general election
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All 60 seats in the House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 61.46% ( 2.40pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in
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
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Jamaica Labour Party | 410,438 | 50.27 | 32 | +6 | |
| People's National Party | 405,293 | 49.64 | 28 | –6 | |
| National Democratic Movement | 354 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| Imperial Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated Political Party | 192 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerusalem Bread Foundation | 9 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 220 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 816,506 | 100.00 | 60 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 816,506 | 99.41 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,819 | 0.59 | |||
| Total votes | 821,325 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,336,307 | 61.46 | |||
| Source: Electoral Commission of Jamaica | |||||
References
- ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Jamaica Labour Party Wins General Election". Jamaica Information Service. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results 2007". Caribbean Elections. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "JAMAICA: Opposition end 18 years of PNP government". Daily Brief. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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