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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.
Redistribution carried out in 2010 had been expected to harm Warmington's chances of re-election: a new seat for Saint Catherine Parish had been added, and the Sydenham division and parts of the Church Pen division, both JLP strongholds which contributed heavily to Warmington's 2007 re-election, were transferred to the new constituency. [2]
By-elections in Jamaica (3 P) P. Parliamentary constituencies of Jamaica ... 2007 Jamaican general election; 2011 Jamaican general election; 2012 Jamaican local ...
Patterson stepped down on 26 February 2006, and was replaced by Portia Simpson-Miller, Jamaica's first female prime minister. In 2005 Bruce Golding succeeded Seaga as leader of the party, and led it to victory in the 2007 elections by a narrow margin of 32 seats to 28, with a turnout of 61.46%. [26]
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Harris retained the seat with 10,164 votes versus 8,642 cast for Dennis Meadows of the JLP in the 2007 general election. [14] In the 2011 general election, Patrick Atkinson, who had replaced Harris as the PNP's candidate, gained 10,869 votes to 8,548 for the JLP's Meadows, and 57 for Ras Astor Black of the Jamaica Alliance Movement (JAM). [15]
The PNP lost the August 2007 election to the JLP by a narrow margin of 32 seats to 28, with a turnout of 61.46%. [30] This election ended 18 years of PNP rule, and Bruce Golding became the new prime minister. [31] In the 29 December 2011 general election, the PNP was returned to power with 42 of the 63 seats in Jamaica's parliament. At first ...