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General elections were held in Jamaica on 25 February 2016. The elections were largely a contest between the governing People's National Party (PNP) and the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). The result was a narrow victory for the JLP, which won 32 of the 63 seats. One political commentator described the poll as "the closest election Jamaica has ever had".[1]
The JLP's share of the vote was the lowest for a winning party since 1962, when the JLP won 50.1% of the vote, and its resulting majority in the House of Representatives was the narrowest since the 1949 elections. A similarly close election occurred in 2007, in which two seats changed hands on recounts.[2][3]
- ^ "PM, JLP, political ombudsman remind J'cans that recount is normal process - News". The Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Jamaica Labour Party Wins General Election – Jamaica Information Service". jis.gov.jm. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Jamaica General Election Results 2007". www.caribbeanelections.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2022-06-23.