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The Parliament of Jamaica is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. It is a bicameral body, composed of an appointed Senate and an elected House of Representatives.
The Senate (upper house) – the direct successor of a pre-Independence body known as the "Legislative Council" – comprises 21 senators appointed by the governor-general: thirteen on the advice of the Prime Minister and eight on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition.
The House of Representatives, the lower house, is made up of 63 (previously 60) Members of Parliament, elected to five-year terms on a first-past-the-post basis in single-seat constituencies.
The Parliament meets in Gordon House at 81 Duke Street, Kingston.[1] It was built in 1960 and named in memory of Jamaican patriot George William Gordon.[2]
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| Parties | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica Labour Party | 410,438 | 50.27 | +2.9 | 32 | +6 |
| People's National Party | 405,293 | 49.64 | –2.5 | 28 | –6 |
| National Democratic Movement | 354 | 0.04 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Independents | 220 | 0.03 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Imperial Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated Political Party | 192 | 0.02 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Jerusalem Bread Foundation | 9 | 0.00 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,819 | – | – | – | – |
| Total (turnout 61.46%) | 821,325 | 100 | 60 | ||
| Source: http://www.eoj.com.jm/elections/ | |||||