Next Jamaican general election

Jamaican general election, 2016

All 63 seats in the Jamaica House of Representatives   First party Second party   Leader Portia Simpson-Miller Andrew Holness Party People's National Party Jamaica Labour Leader since 26 February 2006 23 October 2011 Leader's seat Saint Andrew South West Saint Andrew West Central Last election 42 seats, 53.4% 21 seats, 46.6% Seats before 42 21

Prime Minister before election Portia Simpson Miller People's National Party Prime Minister-designate TBD

The next Jamaican general election is constitutionally due between 29 December 2016 (the day of the previous election in 2011) and 16 March 2017 (within three months of the date of the first sitting of the new Parliament on 17 January 2012). There is no fixed election date in effect in Jamaica at this time and so the exact election date is the prerogative of the Prime Minister.^[1] The election is expected to be contested mainly between the two major political parties of Jamaica, the governing People's National Party and the opposition Jamaica Labour Party. As of December 1st, 2013 the Prime Minister of Jamaica is the People's National Party's Portia Simpson-Miller while Andrew Holness of the Jamaica Labour Party is the Leader of the Opposition.

It is possible that these elections will be the first contested with Jamaica as a republic.^[2]

See also

• Elections in Jamaica

References

Elections and referendums in Jamaica General elections 1677–1863 1884 1889 1894 1896 1901 1906 1911 1920 1925 1930 1935 1944 1949 1955 1959 1962 1967 1972 1976 1980 1983 1989 1993 1997 2002 2007 2011 Next Local elections 1947 1951 1956 1960 1966 1969 1974 1977 1981 1986 1990 1998 2003 2007 2012 Next West Indies elections 1958 Referendums 1961