2007 Jamaican general election

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3 September 2007

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All 60 seats in the House of Representatives

Turnout

61.46% (

2.40pp)

	First party	Second party

Leader	Bruce Golding	Portia Simpson-Miller
Party	JLP	PNP
Last election	47.38%, 26 seats	52.09%, 34 seats
Seats won	32	28
Seat change	6	6
Popular vote	410,438	405,293
Percentage	50.27%	49.64%
Swing	2.89pp	2.45pp

Prime Minister before election

Portia Simpson-Miller
PNP

Prime Minister after election

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 (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



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

^ "Jamaica slated for Aug. 27 election". The Toronto Star. 9 July 2007. 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.