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The party did not stand in seats won by the Conservative Party in 2017 along with a number of exceptional seats; mainly in London, Scotland and the North East. [5] A number of candidates who had been selected to stand in Conservative constituencies went on to run in the election as independent candidates on a Pro-Brexit platform. [6]
Timeline of Jamaican history; ... 2025 Jamaican general election [2] Holidays ... 23 May – Labour Day; 1 August – Emancipation Day;
44.1 55.9 – – 11.8: 26 February 2024 2024 Jamaican local elections – 47.8 51.8: 0.6 – 4: 24 November – 7 December 2023 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll [13] 1,015 22 25: 18 35 3: 17 – 26 February 2023 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll [14] 1,002 27.9 28.1: 19 25 0.2: 13 September 2022 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll [15 ...
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.
Marginal seats by party (with winning parties and margins from the 2016 Jamaican general election) Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) People's National Party (PNP) Marginal 1 Saint Mary South Eastern [a 1] 0.02% 1 Saint Catherine North Eastern: 0.53% 2 Saint James Southern: 0.24% 2 Saint Andrew Eastern: 0.62% 3 Saint Ann North Western: 1.18% 3
At the last general election in 2019, Farage's party decided not to contest seats held by the Conservatives, then led by Boris Johnson, to avoid splitting the pro-Brexit vote.
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) which won 7 of the 13 municipal corporations won the elections despite losing the popular vote. The Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) reported that the local elections proceeded with no major incident. [7] There were 365 polling stations. [8]
The Leader of Reform UK (formerly the Brexit Party) is the highest position in Reform UK. The current holder is Nigel Farage, who became leader on 3 June 2024, previously having served in the position from 2019 to 2021. The longest serving leader of the party was Richard Tice having served 3 years and 90 days.