Jamaican general election, 2002

Jamaica general election, 2002

16 October 2002 (2002-10-16)

All 60 seats in the Jamaica House of Representatives   First party Second party   Leader P.J. Patterson Edward Seaga Party People's National Party Jamaica Labour Leader's seat Westmoreland Eastern Kingston West Last election 50 seats, 56.2% 10 seats, 38.9% Seats before 50 10 Seats won 34 26 Seat change 16 16 Popular vote 396,590 360,718 Percentage 52.1% 47.4% Swing 4.1% 8.5%

Prime Minister before election P.J. Patterson People's National Party Prime Minister-elect P.J. Patterson People's National Party

General elections were held in Jamaica on 16 October 2002.^[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Party, which won 34 of the 60 seats, whilst voter turnout was 59.1%.^[1] PNP leader P. J. Patterson retained his position as Prime Minister, becoming the first political leader to win three successive elections. Patterson stepped down on 26 February 2006, and was replaced by Portia Simpson-Miller, Jamaica's first female Prime Minister.

Results

References

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