Election In Jamaica 2020

Published september 3 2020.

Election in jamaica 2020. Prime minister andrew holness made the announcement in parliament a short while ago. A total of 126 candidates contested 63 parliamentary seats thursday in an election convened by holness just three weeks ago amidst the covid 19 pandemic. As the constitution stipulates a five year parliamentary term the next elections were not expected until between 25 february and 10 june 2021.

Jamaica holds election with success story shattered by virus by. Holness has also revealed that nomination day will be on tuesday august 18. While the vast majority of western jamaica has gone to the jlp the party has also claimed victories in several kingston constituencies that in the past decades have been pnp strongholds.

Jamaica labour party wins general election. General elections were held in jamaica on thursday 3 september 2020 to elect 63 members of parliament. Jamaicans are to go to the polls on thursday september 3 2020.

Andrew holness has announced that the general election will be held on thursday september 3 this year. Click here to view the general election 2020 preliminary results. Nomination day will be tuesday august 18 2020 it will be jamaica s 18th general election since universal adult suffrage in 1944.

General elections are scheduled to be held in jamaica on 3 september 2020. However prime minister andrew holness called early elections to ensure a united response to the ongoing covid 19 pandemic. Jamaica elections results 2020 showing declared seats constituency information and popular vote.

The result was a landslide vict. Jim wyss september 3 2020 4 00 am edt. The jamaica labour party has secured 49 seats while the people s national party won the remaining 14 seats following the preliminary counting of ballots in all 63 constituencies for the september 3 general election.