2007 Jamaican general election

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 led by Bruce Golding, which grew by two seats from 31–29 to 33-27 after official recounts. The JLP defeated the People's National Party after eighteen years of unbroken governance.[2]

2007 Jamaica general election

3 September 2007
All 60 seats in the Jamaica House of Representatives
Leader Bruce Golding Portia Simpson-Miller Party JLP PNP Leader's seat Kingston West Saint Andrew South Western Last election 26 seats, 47.4% 34 seats, 52.1% Seats before 26 34 Seats won 32 28 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 410,438 405,293 Percentage 50.27% 49.64% Swing 2.9% 2.5%
Prime Minister before election Portia Simpson-Miller PNP Subsequent Prime Minister Bruce Golding JLP

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

1. Jamaica slated for Aug. 27 election The Star, 9 July 2007
2. Pollster's diary: virtual motion picture of campaign 2007 Archived 2008-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, Jamaica Gleaner, September 9, 2007