Country Profile
Jamaica is an island nation in Caribbean Sea.Once a Spanish possession known as Santiago, in 1655 it became an English, and later a British, colony, known as "Jamaica"and got independence in Aug 06, 1962.With 2.8 million people, it is the 3rd most populous English Speaking country in the Americas after US & Canada.
2011 Jamaican General Election
A general election will be held on Dec 29, 2011 in Jamaica . The election is expected to be contested mainly between the two major political parties -
Jamaica Labour Party(JLP) led by Andrew Holness and
People's National Party (PNP) led by Portia Simpson Miller
The major change since the last election is that the number of seats has been increased to an odd number, 63, from 60.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is seeking a second term for his party.PNP leader Portia Simpson Miller was prime minister from 2006 to 2007.
The election was called earlier this month by Mr Holness, who succeeded Bruce Golding as JLP leader and prime minister in October 2011.
In the 2007 general election JLP got 32 seats with 50.3% votes and PNP got 28 seats with 49.6% votes
2011 Jamaican General Election Results
Jamaica's opposition People's National Party (PNP)led by Portia Simpson Miller has secured a big election victory.Despite forecasts of a close race, preliminary official results showed that Mrs Simpson Miller's party had won 41 seats out of 63 for a big majority in parliament.
People's National Party Supporters Celebrate
Jamaica is an island nation in Caribbean Sea.Once a Spanish possession known as Santiago, in 1655 it became an English, and later a British, colony, known as "Jamaica"and got independence in Aug 06, 1962.With 2.8 million people, it is the 3rd most populous English Speaking country in the Americas after US & Canada.
2011 Jamaican General Election
A general election will be held on Dec 29, 2011 in Jamaica . The election is expected to be contested mainly between the two major political parties -
Jamaica Labour Party(JLP) led by Andrew Holness and
People's National Party (PNP) led by Portia Simpson Miller
The major change since the last election is that the number of seats has been increased to an odd number, 63, from 60.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is seeking a second term for his party.PNP leader Portia Simpson Miller was prime minister from 2006 to 2007.
The election was called earlier this month by Mr Holness, who succeeded Bruce Golding as JLP leader and prime minister in October 2011.
In the 2007 general election JLP got 32 seats with 50.3% votes and PNP got 28 seats with 49.6% votes
2011 Jamaican General Election Results
Jamaica's opposition People's National Party (PNP)led by Portia Simpson Miller has secured a big election victory.Despite forecasts of a close race, preliminary official results showed that Mrs Simpson Miller's party had won 41 seats out of 63 for a big majority in parliament.
People's National Party Supporters Celebrate
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