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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 (JLP) led by Bruce Golding, which grew by two seats from 31–29 to 33-27 after official recounts.
Though the years are fixed due to the five-year term of the prime minister, the date of the election is traditionally announced by the ruling party one month in advance. Recently, there has been debate over whether this "flexible date" system is the best for Jamaica, or whether the government should switch to a fixed date system.
This electoral calendar 2007 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2007 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included, although they are not elections.
2007 Kiribati presidential election; 2007 Marshall Islands general election; 2007 Micronesian parliamentary election; 2007 Micronesian presidential election; 2007 Nauruan parliamentary election; 2007 Nauruan presidential election; 2007 New Zealand local elections; 2007 Northern Mariana Islands general election; 2007 Papua New Guinean general ...
Pages in category "2007 in Jamaica" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... 2007 Jamaican general election; H. Hurricane Dean This page was ...
Pages in category "Elections in Jamaica" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... 2007 Jamaican general election; 2011 Jamaican general election;
2007 Trinidad and Tobago general election; 2007 Turks and Caicos Islands general election This page was last ...
Republicanism in Jamaica is a position which advocates that Jamaica's system of government be changed from a constitutional monarchy to a republic. Both major political parties – the Jamaica Labour Party and the People's National Party – subscribe to the position, and the current Prime Minister of Jamaica , Andrew Holness , has announced ...