Jamaica Labour Party

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Jamaica Labour Party
Leader Bruce Golding
Chairperson Dr. Kenneth Baugh
House Speaker Delroy Chuck
Established 1943
Headquarters Kingston, Jamaica
Political ideology Conservatism
International affiliation International Democrat Union
Website [1]

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The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica. It is considered more to the right than its main rival, the People's National Party.

The party was founded on July 8, 1943 by Alexander Bustamante as the political wing of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union. The JLP has governed Jamaica from independence in 1962 to 1972, from 1980 to 1989, and from 2007 to the present.

Bustamante led the JLP from its founding until 1964, when he retired from active participation in politics. However, he did not relinquish the title of party leader for several years, until the party, following its defeat in the 1972 elections, gave him the honorific title of "The Chief". In the interim the party was led by Donald Sangster (until 1967) and Hugh Shearer (until 1974), with the title of "First Deputy Leader".

Edward Seaga became the second Leader in 1974, succeeding Shearer, and served as prime minister from 1980 to 1989. Bruce Golding succeeded Seaga in 2005 as the JLP's third leader, and went on to lead the party to victory over the PNP in the September 2007 elections.

The JLP uses the Liberty Bell, the victory sign, and the colour green as electoral symbols.

[edit] List of Party Leaders

* Donald Sangster and Hugh Shearer were not actually leaders of the JLP but were de facto party leaders during Bustamante's illness.


[edit] September 3 General Elections

List of Winning Candidates by Constituency:

Kingston

West- Bruce Golding (incumbent) - Retained the seat


St. James

North-West- Dr. Horace Chang (incumbent) - Retained the seat

West Central- Clive Mullings (incumbent) - Retained the seat

East Central- Edmund Bartlett (incumbent) - Retained the seat


Clarendon

North-West- Micheal Stern - Won the seat

Central- Mike Henry (incumbent) - Retained the seat

North- Laurie Broderick - Won the seat

South East- Rudyard Spencer (incumbent) - Retained the seat

North Central- Pearnel Charles (incumbent) - Retained the seat


Manchester

North East- Audley Shaw - (incumbent) - Retained the seat


Portland

West- Daryl Vaz - Won the seat


St. Thomas

West- James Robertson (incumbent) - Retained the seat


St. Mary

West- Robert Montague - Won the seat

South East- Tarn Peralto - Won the seat


Trelawny

South- Marissa Dalrymple-Philbert - Retained the seat


St. Ann

North East- Shahine Robinson (incumbent) - Retained the seat

North West- Othneil Lawrence - Won the seat

South West- Ernest Smith (incumbent) - Retained the seat


St. Elizabeth

South East- Franklyn Witter - Won the seat

North West- JC Hutchinson (incumbent) - Retained the seat

South West- Dr. Christopher Tufton - Won the seat


St. Catherine

Central- Olivia Babsy Grange (incumbent) - Retained the seat

North Eastern- Gregory Mair - Retained the seat

South Western- Everald Warmington (incumbent) - Retained the seat

West Central- Dr. Kenneth Baugh (incumbent) - Retained the seat


St. Andrew

West Central- Andrew Holness(incumbent) - Retained the seat

North West- Derrick Smith(incumbent) - Retained the seat

East- Dr St. Aubyn Bartlett (incumbent) - Retained the seat

East Rural- Joseph Hibbert (incumbent) - Retained the seat

North Central- Karl Samuda (incumbent) - Retained the seat

North East- Delroy Chuck (incumbent) - Retained the seat

West Rural- Andrew Gallimore (incumbent) - Retained the seat


[edit] See also

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Political parties in Jamaica Flag of Jamaica
Portal:Politics - List of political parties - Politics of Jamaica


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