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The new parliament was convened on 10 March 2016, meaning that constitutionally the next general elections will be due between 25 February 2021 (five years after the date of this election) and 10 June 2021 (within five years and three months of the date of the first sitting of the new
Parliament),
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constituency led to a 127-vote margin in favour of the JLP being overturned and the result being called for the PNP by 9 votes, narrowing the margin in the House to 32–31. The recount in St. Mary South East had also called into question results in St. Ann South West, St. James South,
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After recounts, the JLP was declared to have 32 seats to the PNP's 31, a bare majority of one. The JLP planned to contest the St. Mary South East recount that saw its margin narrow. The final count, as authorised by the
Electoral Commission, was announced on 2 March.
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A total of 152 candidates registered to contest the elections, with both the
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP) nominating a candidate in every constituency. Minor parties put forward a small number of candidates, with seven from the
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Preliminary results saw the opposition JLP gaining a total of twelve seats, taking a slender three-seat majority over the governing PNP in the House of
Representatives. No other parties were elected. Among those elected were
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announced the date of the general election on 31 January 2016. The nomination date of 9 February 2016 was also announced. The election can be considered as having been called early, as it was
425:, a nomination must include the signatures of at least ten eligible voters from the same constituency. The nomination form must then be submitted during a four-hour period on nomination day.
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became Prime
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417:. The Representation of the People Act permits the candidacy of voters above the age of 21. Any
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753:. The seat was won by Norman Dunn of the JLP, giving them a three-seat majority in parliament.
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on 25 February 2016. The elections were largely a contest between the governing
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1149:"Official ballots count not completed, but 32 seats declared to JLP, 31 PNP"
805:"Jamaica Labour Party Wins General Election – Jamaica Information Service"
465:. The voter turnout of 47.7% was the lowest since 1983, the year when the
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1124:"Jamaica's opposition wins general election as voters tire of austerity"
351:, when the JLP won 50.1% of the vote, and its resulting majority in the
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The JLP's share of the vote was the lowest for a winning party since
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Prime
Minister’s Address at Opening of the New Session of Parliament
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unless elections are called earlier by the Prime
Minister.
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at this time; hence, the choice of election date is the
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1176:"Final Counting of Ballots for General Election 2016"
917:"Jamaica (House of Representatives) Electoral System"
489:, which were decided by similarly narrow margins.
381:due between 29 December 2016 (the date in 2011 of
1212:By-Election 2017: JLP's Dunn wins St Mary SE seat
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500:, in which two seats changed hands on recounts.
363:, in which two seats changed hands on recounts.
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442:and two from the People's Progressive Party.
862:"Breaking News: Election Day Is February 25"
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359:. A similarly close election occurred in
476:Subsequently, however, a recount in the
440:Marcus Garvey People's Progressive Party
1036:"Independents Unite To Unseat PNP, JLP"
1034:Serju, Christopher (16 February 2016).
832:"Jamaica General Election Results 2007"
496:A similarly close election occurred in
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942:"The Representation of The People Act"
888:Anderson-Brown, Winnie (7 July 2007).
579:Marcus Garvey People's Political Party
1627:February 2016 events in North America
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890:"Issue: Time for fixed election date"
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1292:Elections and referendums in Jamaica
1122:Kebede, Rebekah (26 February 2016).
1062:Spaulding, Gary (26 February 2016).
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978:"Nomination Day: How Does It Work?"
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69:32 seats needed for a majority
19:2016 Jamaican general election
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409:are elected in single-member
383:the previous general election
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311:Prime Minister after election
1202:Office of the Prime Minister
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600:National Democratic Movement
436:National Democratic Movement
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1003:"Nomination day highlights"
483:St. Catherine North Eastern
461:, Chairman of the JLP, and
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836:www.caribbeanelections.com
620:People's Progressive Party
467:PNP boycotted the election
452:13th Parliament of Jamaica
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355:was the narrowest since
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66:House of Representatives
558:People's National Party
397:of the Prime Minister.
338:People's National Party
281:Results by constituency
478:St. Mary South Eastern
405:The 63 members of the
375:Portia Simpson-Miller
301:Portia Simpson-Miller
151:Portia Simpson-Miller
1612:Elections in Jamaica
1096:The Jamaica Observer
1008:The Jamaica Observer
775:The Jamaica Observer
537:Jamaica Labour Party
419:Commonwealth citizen
342:Jamaica Labour Party
64:All 63 seats in the
1015:on 14 February 2016
949:Ministry of Justice
692:Invalid/blank votes
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387:fixed election date
172:Last election
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357:the 1949 elections
217:Popular vote
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1584:Referendums
1566:West Indies
1160:29 February
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1075:29 February
1047:19 February
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987:29 February
962:28 February
926:28 February
901:28 February
786:29 February
705:Total votes
679:Valid votes
395:prerogative
230:Percentage
1606:Categories
982:diGJamaica
873:31 January
846:2022-06-23
814:2022-06-23
809:jis.gov.jm
757:References
450:See also:
367:Background
1568:elections
1308:1677–1863
741:Aftermath
721:1,824,412
1248:Politics
731:Source:
429:Campaign
225:433,629
1236:Jamaica
1222:Portals
1185:3 March
1128:Reuters
708:882,389
682:872,514
661:872,514
562:433,735
541:436,972
446:Results
391:Jamaica
334:Jamaica
221:437,178
142:Leader
107:
96:
77:48.4% (
74:Turnout
711:100.00
664:100.00
485:, and
423:ballot
243:Swing
238:49.7%
157:Party
956:(PDF)
945:(PDF)
724:48.37
695:9,875
685:98.88
658:Total
644:1,233
565:49.71
544:50.08
526:Seats
520:Votes
517:Party
234:50.1%
1591:1961
1575:1958
1556:2024
1551:2016
1546:2012
1541:2007
1536:2003
1531:1998
1526:1990
1521:1986
1516:1981
1511:1977
1506:1974
1501:1969
1496:1966
1491:1960
1486:1956
1481:1951
1476:1947
1459:Next
1453:2020
1448:2016
1443:2011
1438:2007
1433:2002
1428:1997
1423:1993
1418:1989
1413:1983
1408:1980
1403:1976
1398:1972
1393:1967
1388:1962
1383:1959
1378:1955
1373:1949
1368:1944
1363:1935
1358:1930
1353:1925
1348:1920
1343:1911
1338:1906
1333:1901
1328:1896
1323:1894
1318:1889
1313:1884
1187:2016
1162:2016
1135:2016
1109:2016
1077:2016
1049:2016
1021:2016
989:2016
964:2016
928:2016
903:2016
875:2016
788:2016
698:1.12
647:0.14
626:0.01
607:0.03
586:0.03
498:2007
361:2007
349:1962
83:4.8
52:2020
42:2011
632:New
604:223
583:260
571:–11
550:+11
529:+/–
413:by
320:JLP
305:PNP
262:3.7
251:3.5
212:11
204:11
191:31
166:PNP
161:JLP
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