General Election Jamaica 2020

Nomination day will be tuesday august 18 2020.

General election jamaica 2020. Andrew holness has won 49 seats while the people s national party pnp led by dr. Hanna the st ann south eastern mp was beaten by mark golding the st andrew south mp by 296 votes. Defeated people s national party pnp presidential candidate lisa hanna has said thanks to her supporters in saturday s election.

Jamaica elections results 2020 showing declared seats constituency information and popular vote. Preliminary results show that the jlp led by the most. Jamaicans are to go to the polls on thursday september 3 2020.

Speaking in the house of representatives today august 11 the prime minister pointed out that in accordance with the jamaican. It will be jamaica s 18th general election since universal adult suffrage in 1944. Andrew holness has announced that the general election will be held on thursday september 3 this year.

Prime minister andrew holness made the announcement in parliament a short while ago. Read watch and listen on all our platforms including fyah and the edge. 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.

Holness has also revealed that nomination day will be on tuesday august 18. The jamaica labour party jlp has been re elected to serve as government for a second consecutive term after winning the general election held on thursday september 3. 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.

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. Prime minister the most hon. Full coverage of the september 3rd 2020 general elections.