Election In Jamaica 2020 Result

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Election in jamaica 2020 result. Lisa hanna had narrow win. The result was a landslide vict. However prime minister andrew holness called early elections to ensure a united response to the ongoing covid 19 pandemic.

The results of jamaica s september 3 general elections have been updated from 49 14 to 48 15 after a recount in the eastern westmoreland constituency resulted in the need for a tiebreaker. The planning institute of jamaica has projected that the economy will contract by between four per cent and six per cent in fiscal year 2020 21 versus a pre covid forecast of 1 2 per cent growth. Following its win in 2016 the jlp government delivered on its promise to increase the income tax threshold to 1 5 million removing the burden of income tax payment from about 133 000 persons.

Andrew holness has won 49 seats while the people s national party pnp led by dr. At the end of the preliminary count on the night of the elections on thursday the jamaica labour party jlp candidate daniel lawrence was declared. The overall voter turnout was approximately 37 per cent compared to 48 37 per cent in the 2016 general election.

Sep 3 2020 10 25 pm. September 7 2020. Results summary 6965 of 6978 boxes.

Click here to view the general election 2020 preliminary results. On the advice of holness governor general patrick allen dissolved parliament on 13 august 2020. As the constitution stipulates a five year parliamentary term the next elections were not expected until between 25 february and 10 june 2021.

With results still trickling in yet over 80 of ballot boxes counted the jlp leads in 49 seats whereas the social democratic pnp has claimed 14. Preliminary results show that the jlp led by the most. Jamaica holds election with success story shattered by virus by.