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2025 Jamaican general election

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2025 Jamaican general election

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All 63 seats in the House of Representatives
32 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,077,799
Turnout39.5% (EOJ)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Andrew Holness Mark Golding
Party JLP PNP
Last election 57.07%, 49 seats 42.76%, 14 seats
Seats before 49 14
Seats after 34 29
Seat change Decrease 15 Increase 15

Prime Minister before election

Andrew Holness
JLP

Elected Prime Minister

Andrew Holness
JLP

General elections were held in Jamaica on 3 September 2025.[1][2] Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced the date of the election at a JLP party meeting held on 10 August 2025 at Half Way Tree.[1] The incumbent government Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) successfully sought a third term in office against the opposition People's National Party (PNP), despite losing 15 seats.[3]

Background

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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte said that Jamaica would transition to being a republic before the next general election.[4] In December 2024 a bill was tabled on transitioning to becoming a republic. The bill required review by joint committees, followed by a parliamentary vote and a referendum to approve the change.[5] It was announced in March 2025 that a referendum would not occur before the general election.[6]

Preselection contests were held in March 2025.[7]

Timeline

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  • 21 September 2023 – Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert resigns as MP for Trelawny Southern.[8]
  • 26 February 2024 – local elections were held.
  • 9 March 2025 – The Jamaica Patriotic Movement announced support for the People's National Party.[9]
  • 10 August 2025 – Prime Minister Holness announces nomination day to be on 18 August and elections to follow on 3 September 2025.[10]
  • 29 August 2025 – Advanced voting was held for members of the security forces and poll workers, with 57% turnout recorded.[11]

Electoral system

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The 63 members of the House of Representatives are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.[12] Voters must be 18 years and over and be a citizen of Jamaica or a Commonwealth citizen who is resident in Jamaica at the date of registration and has been a resident for at least twelve months prior to the date of registration.[13]

The leader of the party commanding a majority of support in the House of Representatives is called on by the Governor General to form a government as Prime Minister,[14] while the leader of the largest group or coalition not in government becomes the Leader of the Opposition.[15]

Members not seeking re-election

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Member Constituency Party First elected Date announced
Lisa Hanna Saint Ann South Eastern People's National Party 2007 9 August 2022[16]
Phillip Henriques Clarendon North Western   Jamaica Labour Party 2020 23 January 2025[17]
Peter Phillips Saint Andrew East Central   People's National Party
William J.C. Hutchinson Saint Elizabeth North Western   Jamaica Labour Party 1997
Morais Guy Saint Mary Central   People's National Party 2002

Campaign

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The election was decided in marginal seats.[18] Among the JLP's campaign pledges was the doubling of the current minimum wage of JMD$16,000 to JMD$32,000 per 40-hour workweek, while the PNP included increasing the income tax threshold from JMD$1.5 million to JMD$3.5 million as part of its promises.[11]

Parties

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Parties contesting the general election
Party Abr.
  People's National Party PNP
  Jamaica Labour Party JLP
  Jamaica Progressive Party JPP
  United Independents' Congress of Jamaica UIC

Candidates

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There are 189 candidates,[19] including nine independents.[11]

Constituency JLP PNP
Clarendon Central Delroy Williams Carla Watt
Clarendon North Central Robert Nesta Morgan Aujae Dixon
Clarendon North Western Warren Newby Richard Azan
Clarendon Northern Dwight Sibblies Wavell Hinds
Clarendon South Eastern Pearnel Charles Scean Barnswell
Clarendon South Western Robert Chin Lothan Cousins
Hanover Eastern Dave Hume-Brown Andrea Purkiss
Hanover Western Tamika Davis Heatha Miller-Bennett
Kingston Central Donovan Williams Steve McGreggor
Kingston East & Port Royal Egwugwu Priestly Phillip Paulwell
Kingston Western Desmond McKenzie CD Joseph Witter
Manchester Central Rhoda Moy Crawford Donovan Mitchell
Manchester North Eastern Audrey Marks Valenton Wint
Manchester North Western Damion Young Mikael Phillips
Manchester Southern Ian Ives Peter Bunting
Portland Eastern Ann-Marie Vaz Isat Buchanan
Portland Western Daryl Vaz Doreen Forbes Campbell
Saint Andrew East Central Davion Vassell Dennis Gordon
Saint Andrew East Rural Juliet Holness Patrick Peterkin[20]
Saint Andrew Eastern Fayval Williams Patricia Duncan-Sutherland
Saint Andrew North Central Delano Seiveright Christopher Henry
Saint Andrew North Eastern Delroy Chuck Stacey Knight
Saint Andrew North Western Duane Smith Ethnie Miller-Simpson
Saint Andrew South Eastern Kevin Frith Julian Robinson
Saint Andrew South Western Maureen Lorne Angela Brown-Burke
Saint Andrew Southern Carlton Allen Mark Golding
Saint Andrew West Central Andrew Holness Paul Buchanan
Saint Andrew West Rural Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn Joan Gordon-Webley
Saint Andrew Western Corey Dunkley Anthony Hylton
Saint Ann North Eastern Matthew Samuda Ryan Simpson
Saint Ann North Western Krystal Lee Gabriela Morris
Saint Ann South Eastern Adion Peart Kenneth Russell
Saint Ann South Western Zavia Mayne Danhea Williams
Saint Catherine Central Olivia Grange Pheobe Lewis
Saint Catherine East Central Alando Terrelonge Raymond Pryce
Saint Catherine Eastern Rev. Dwight Peccoo Denise Daley
Saint Catherine North Central Neil Powell Natalie Neita
Saint Catherine North Eastern Kerensia Morrison Ava Higgins
Saint Catherine North Western Newton Amos Damion Crawford
Saint Catherine South Central Andrew Wheatley Kurt Matthews
Saint Catherine South Eastern Robert Miller Alfred Dawes
Saint Catherine South Western Everald Warmington Kurt Waul
Saint Catherine Southern Delroy Dobney Fitz Jackson
Saint Catherine West Central Dr. Christopher Tufton Vivian Francis
Saint Elizabeth North Eastern Delroy Slowley Zuleika Jess
Saint Elizabeth North Western Andrew Morris Jason Edwards
Saint Elizabeth South Eastern Franklyn Witter Newton Scott
Saint Elizabeth South Western Floyd Green Melissa Wellington
Saint James Central Heroy Clarke Janice Allen
Saint James East Central Edmund Bartlett Claudine Reid-Knott
Saint James North Western Horace Chang Allen Bernard
Saint James Southern Homer Davis Nekeisha Burchell
Saint James West Central Marlene Malahoo Forte Andre Haughton
Saint Mary Central Nathaniel Maragh Omar Newell
Saint Mary South Eastern Norman Dunn Christopher Brown
Saint Mary Western Robert Montague Omar Woodbine
Saint Thomas Eastern Dr. Michelle Charles Yvonne Shaw
Saint Thomas Western James Robertson Hubert Williams
Trelawny Northern Tova Hamilton Dennis Meadows[21]
Trelawny Southern Devon McDaniel[22] Paul Patmore
Westmoreland Central George Wright Dwayne Vaz
Westmoreland Eastern Daniel Lawrence Dayton Campbell[23]
Westmoreland Western Garfield James[24] Ian Hayles[25]

Opinion polls

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Date Pollster Sample
size
JLP PNP Other[a] Non-voting Lead
31 August 2025 Bluedot[26] 1,511 46 33 13
22 – 26 August 2025 Don Anderson[26] 1,010 34.5 37.6 27.9 3.1
2 – 11 August 2025 Don Anderson[27] 1,008 33.9 34.7 14.3 17.1 0.8
18 May – 7 June 2025 Don Anderson[28] 1,033 29.6 32.6 18.4 19.4 3.0
2 – 17 May 2025 Bluedot[29] 1,618 35 31 34[30] 4.0
27 September – 3 October 2024 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[31] 1,012 43.5 56.5 13
6 – 19 September 2024 Nationwide/Bluedot poll[32] 1,246 53 47 6
June 2024 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[33] 44.0 56 12
4 – 12 April 2024 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[34] 1,057 44.1 55.9 11.8
26 February 2024 2024 Jamaican local elections 47.8 51.8 0.6 4
24 November – 7 December 2023 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[35] 1,015 22 25 18 35 3
17 – 26 February 2023 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[36] 1,002 27.9 28.1 19 25 0.2
13 September 2022 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[37] 31 18 17 34 13
22 September 2021 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[38] 1,003 26 15 26 31 11
3 September 2020 2020 general election 57.1 42.8 0.1 14.3

Results

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Prime Minister Andrew Holness was elected to a third term after his JLP won 34 of 63 seats in Parliament, followed by the PNP with 29 seats.[39]

99.96% reporting
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Jamaica Labour Party413,50250.4734–15
People's National Party403,19149.2129+15
Jamaica Progressive Party2,1310.260New
United Independents' Congress of Jamaica1840.020New
Independents2710.0300
Total819,279100.00630
Source: Jamaica Observer

The results by constituency:[40][41]

Constituency Candidates Eligible Voters Turnout Incumbent
PNP Votes JLP JPP Votes % Counted boxes Ballot boxes
Clarendon Central Carla Watt 3,853   Delroy Williams 6,674 Bettina Hill 80 33,321 10607 32% 112 112   Delroy Williams
Clarendon North Central Aujae Dixon 4,424   Robert Nesta Morgan 5,877 Joy Johnson-Roye 29 24,854 10,330 42% 104 104   Robert Nesta Morgan
Clarendon North Western   Richard Azan 6,989 Warren Newby 6,490 Kevin Palmer 24 28,701 13,503 47% 108 108   Phillip Henriquez
Clarendon Northern   Wavell Hinds 5,763 Dwight Sibblies 5,541 Judilyn Casey-Edwards 24 25,357 11,328 45% 97 100   Dwight Sibblies
Clarendon South Eastern Scean Barnswell 8,013 Pearnel Charles 9,515 Sion Thomas 57 46,496 17,585 38% 144 144   Pearnel Charles
Clarendon South Western   Lothan Cousins 7,328 Robert Chin 5,016 Dewayne Thomas 41 30,265 12,385 41% 100 100   Lothan Cousins
Constituency Candidates Results Eligible Voters Turnout Incumbent
PNP JLP JPP UIC Change Margin of victory Voter turnout Votes Counted boxes Ballot boxes
Hanover Eastern   Andrea Purkiss 5905 (53.27%) Dave Hume-Brown 5138 (46.35%) Craig Eubanks 28 (0.25%) Jordan Cunningham 15 (0.14%)   PNP GAIN from JLP 767 26533 41.78% 11086 99 99   Dave Hume-Brown
Hanover Western   Heatha Miller-Bennett 6995 (53.99%) Tamika Davis 5907 (45.59%) Leonard Sharpe 54 (0.42%)   PNP GAIN from JLP 1088 34819 37.21% 12956 116 116   Tamika Davis
Constituency Candidates Results Eligible Voters Turnout Incumbent
PNP JLP JPP UIC Change Margin of victory Voter turnout Votes Counted boxes Ballot boxes
Kingston Central   Steve McGreggor 4739 (49.94%) Donovan Williams 4727 (49.82%) Garth Barnett (UIC) 23 (0.24%)   PNP GAIN from JLP 12 23060 41.15% 9489 80 80   Donovan Williams
Kingston East & Port Royal   Phillip Paulwell 6255 (79.87%) Courtney Burnett 1472 (18.80%) George Williams 104 (1.33%)   PNP HOLD 4783 27127 28.87% 7831 91 91   Phillip Paulwell
Kingston Western Joseph Witter 1364 (13.82%)   Desmond McKenzie 8475 (85.84%) Ricardo Williams 34 (0.34%)   JLP HOLD 7111 24701 39.97% 9873 90 90   Desmond McKenzie
Constituency Candidates Results Eligible Voters Turnout Incumbent
PNP JLP JPP UIC Change Margin of victory Voter turnout Votes Counted boxes Ballot boxes
Manchester Central Donovan Mitchell 8916 (49.49%)   Rhoda Moy Crawford 9098 (50.51%)   JLP HOLD 182 42182 42.71% 18014 139 139   Rhoda Moy Crawford
Manchester North Eastern Valenton Wint 6274 (43.43%)   Audrey Marks 8139 (56.34%) Clive Warren 33 (0.23%)   JLP HOLD 1865 31349 46.08% 14446 111 111   Audley Shaw
Manchester North Western   Mikael Phillips 7025 (54.28%) Damion Young 5880 (45.43%) Tretia Stewart-Angus 38 (0.29%)   PNP HOLD 1145 30282 42.74% 12943 104 104   Mikael Phillips
Manchester Southern   Peter Bunting 8573 (51.97%) Ian Ives 7903 (47.91%) Karen Scott 21 (0.13%)   PNP HOLD 670 35623 46.31% 16497 120 120   Peter Bunting
Constituency Candidates Results Eligible Voters Turnout Incumbent
PNP JLP JPP UIC Change Margin of victory Voter turnout Votes Counted boxes Ballot boxes
Portland Eastern   Isat Buchanan 8316 (50.32%) Ann-Marie Vaz 8181 (49.50%) Tracy-Ann Gillespie-Harris 29 (0.18%)   PNP GAIN from JLP 135 39751 41.57% 16526 140 140   Ann-Marie Vaz
Portland Western Doreen Forbes Campbell 4937 (44.59%)   Daryl Vaz 6111 (55.20%) Michael Aiken 23 (0.21%)   JLP HOLD 1174 24493 45.20% 11071 104 104   Daryl Vaz
Constituency Candidates Results Eligible Voters Turnout Incumbent
PNP JLP JPP UIC Change Margin of victory Voter turnout Total votes Counted boxes Ballot boxes
Saint Andrew East Central   Dennis Gordon 6709 (61.17%) Davion Vassell 4171 (38.03%) Princess Ford 87 (0.79%)   PNP HOLD 2538 32518 33.73% 10967 113 113   Peter Phillips
Saint Andrew East Rural Patrick Peterkin 8498 (47.32%)   Juliet Holness 9364 (52.14%) Purcell Jackson 47 (0.26%) Kemesha Hendricks (UIC) 50 (0.28%)   JLP HOLD 866 42782 41.98% 17959 137 137   Juliet Holness
Saint Andrew Eastern Patricia Duncan-Sutherland 6386 (48.08%)   Fayval Williams 6824 (51.37%) Carl Cargill 73 (0.55%)   JLP HOLD 438 29557 44.94% 13283 111 111   Fayval Williams
Saint Andrew North Central Christopher Henry 3317 (36.51%   Delano Seiveright 5769 (63.49%)   JLP HOLD 2452 23523 38.63% 9086 79 79   Karl Samuda
Saint Andrew North Eastern Stacey Knight 3707 (41.18%)   Delroy Chuck 5294 (58.82%)   JLP HOLD 1587 22098 40.73% 9001 79 79   Delroy Chuck
Saint Andrew North Western Ethnie Miller-Simpson 4443 (40.02%)   Duane Smith 6546 (58.96%) Orlando Robinson 114 (1.03%)   JLP HOLD 2103 32301 34.37% 11103 112 112   Nigel Clarke
Saint Andrew South Eastern   Julian Robinson 5418 (63.08%) Kevin Frith 3137 (36.52%) Kemoy Lynch 34 (0.40%)   PNP HOLD 2281 22593 38.02% 8589 88 88   Julian Robinson
Saint Andrew South Western   Angela Brown-Burke 8575 (93.30%) Maureen Lorne 583 (6.34%) Antonio Wint 16 (0.17%) Jahmar Watson 17 (0.18%)   PNP HOLD 7992 27055 33.97% 9191 95 95   Angela Brown-Burke
Saint Andrew Southern   Mark Golding 9371 (88.79%) Carlton Allen 1183 (11.21%)   PNP HOLD 8188 25939 40.69% 10554 86 86   Mark Golding
Saint Andrew West Central Paul Buchanan 4953 (41.25%)   Andrew Holness 7054 (58.75%)   JLP HOLD 2101 32213 37.27% 12007 105 105   Andrew Holness
Saint Andrew West Rural Joan Gordon-Webley 7235 (46.03%)   Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn 8414 (53.53%) George Roach 69 (0.44%)   JLP HOLD 1179 41703 37.69% 15718 140 140   Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn
Saint Andrew Western   Anthony Hylton 8115 (64.19%) Corey Dunkley 4443 (35.14%) Carla Francis-Edie 84 (0.66%)   PNP HOLD 3672 39208 32.24% 12642 134 134   Anthony Hylton
Constituency Candidates Results Eligible Voters Turnout Incumbent
PNP JLP JPP Change Margin of victory Voter turnout Total votes Counted boxes Ballot boxes
Saint Ann North Eastern Ryan Simpson 6799 (41.64%)   Matthew Samuda 9528 (58.36%)   JLP HOLD 2729 44637 36.58% 16327 147 147   Matthew Samuda
Saint Ann North Western Gabriela Morris 7488 (48.19%)   Krystal Lee 8050 (51.81%)   JLP HOLD 562 41186 37.73% 15538 135 135   Krystal Lee
Saint Ann South Eastern   Kenneth Russell 7492 (61.33%) Adion Peart 4724 (38.67%)   PNP HOLD 2768 32921 37.11% 12216 131 131   Lisa Hanna
Saint Ann South Western Danhea Williams 5039 (40.99%)   Zavia Mayne 7218 (58.72%) Clive Edwards 35 (0.28%)   JLP HOLD 2179 28425 43.24% 12292 105 105   Zavia Mayne
Constituency Candidates Results Eligible Voters Turnout Incumbent
PNP JLP JPP Ind. Change Margin of victory Voter turnout Total votes Counted boxes Ballot boxes
Saint Catherine Central Pheobe Ramoni Lewis 2017 (17.95%)   Olivia Grange 9217 (82.05%)   JLP HOLD 7200 33527 33.51% 11234 118 118   Olivia Grange
Saint Catherine East Central Raymond Pryce 5379 (45.81%)   Alando Terrelonge 6364 (54.19%)   JLP HOLD 985 31041 37.83% 11743 98 98   Alando Terrelonge
Saint Catherine Eastern   Denise Daley 6758 (60.09%) Dwight Peccoo 4413 (39.24%) Lance Watson 75 (0.67%)   PNP HOLD 2345 34746 32.37% 11246 120 120   Denise Daley
Saint Catherine North Central   Natalie Neita 7098 (62.43%) Neil Powell 4229 (37.19%) Carlton Bartley 43 (0.38%)   PNP HOLD 2869 33513 33.93% 11370 108 108   Natalie Neita
Saint Catherine North Eastern Andrine (Ava) Higgins 4598 (45.12%)   Kerensia Morrison 5554 (54.50%) Robert Rainford 20 (0.20%) Arthur Howell 18 (0.18%)   JLP HOLD 956 24877 40.96% 10190 109 109   Kerensia Morrison
Saint Catherine North Western   Damion Crawford 7580 (60.85%) Newton Amos 4855 (38.98%) Lloyd Smith 21 (0.17%)   PNP HOLD 2725 37295 33.40% 12456 122 122   Damion Crawford
Saint Catherine South Central Kurt Matthews 2905 (27.39%)   Andrew Wheatley 7630 (71.93%) Lincoln Hall 72 (0.68%)   JLP HOLD 4725 31014 34.20% 10607 104 104   Andrew Wheatley
Saint Catherine South Eastern Alfred Dawes 7754 (51.68%) Robert Miller 7187 (47.90%) Kaycian Radcliffe 64 (0.43%)   PNP GAIN from JLP 567 41273 36.36% 15005 135 135   Robert Miller
Saint Catherine South Western Kurt Waul 8488 (44.23%)   Everald Warmington 10607 (55.27%) Gilbert Edwards 97 (0.51%)   JLP HOLD 2119 43851 43.77% 19192 147 147   Everald Warmington
Saint Catherine Southern   Fitz Jackson 9025 (59.67%) Delroy Dobney 5970 (39.47%) Courtney Morrison 131 (0.87%)   PNP HOLD 3055 43810 34.53% 15126 150 150   Fitz Jackson
Saint Catherine West Central Vivian Francis 3718 (34.64%)   Christopher Tufton 6940 (64.65%) Colleen Ellison-Hall 76 (0.71%)   JLP HOLD 3222 32368 33.16% 10734 126 126   Christopher Tufton
Constituency Candidates Results Eligible Voters Turnout Incumbent
PNP JLP JPP UIC Change Margin of victory Voter turnout Total votes Counted boxes Ballot boxes
Saint Elizabeth North Eastern   Zuleika Jess 8331 (51.75%) Delroy Slowley 7735 (48.05%) Shawn Myrie 20 (0.12%) Joseph Patterson 11 (0.07%)   PNP GAIN from JLP 596 37138 43.34% 16097 125 125   Delroy Slowley
Saint Elizabeth North Western Patricia Scarlett-Forrester 3831 (40.65%)   Andrew Morris 5555 (58.94%) Jason Edwards 39 (0.41%)   JLP HOLD 1724 23251 40.54% 9425 87 87   William J.C. Hutchinson
Saint Elizabeth South Eastern Norman Scott 7569 (44.70%)   Franklyn Witter 9318 (55.03%) Raymond Dobbs 47 (0.28%)   JLP HOLD 1749 33109 51.15% 16934 109 109   Franklyn Witter
Saint Elizabeth South Western Melissa Wellington 8462 (46.58%)   Floyd Green 9705 (53.42%)   JLP HOLD 1243 34346 52.89% 18167 113 113   Floyd Green
Constituency Candidates Results Eligible Voters Turnout Incumbent
PNP JLP INDA Ind. Change Margin of victory Voter turnout Total votes Counted boxes Ballot boxes
Saint James Central Janice Allen 4655 (41.48%)   Heroy Clarke 6567 (58.52%)   JLP HOLD 1912 32520 34.51% 11222 104 104   Heroy Clarke
Saint James East Central Claudine Reid-Knott 4543 (37.82%)   Edmund Bartlett 7469 (62.18%)   JLP HOLD 2926 34192 35.13% 12012 117 117   Edmund Bartlett
Saint James North Western Allen Bernard 3514 (35.76%)   Horace Chang 6312 (64.24%)   JLP HOLD 2798 31157 31.54% 9826 99 99   Horace Chang
Saint James Southern   Nekeisha Burchell 6483 (50.74%) Homer Davis 6276 (49.12%) Leon Cunningham 17 (0.13%)   PNP GAIN from JLP 207 29865 42.78% 12776 110 110   Homer Davis
Saint James West Central Andre Haughton 5404 (46.68%)   Marlene Malahoo Forte 6155 (53.17%) Clifford Barnett 17 (0.15%)   JLP HOLD 751 31637 36.59% 11576 106 106   Marlene Malahoo Forte
Constituency Candidates Results Eligible Voters Turnout Incumbent
PNP JLP JPP UIC Change Margin of victory Voter turnout Total votes Counted boxes Ballot boxes
Saint Mary Central   Omar Newell 7191 (55.47%) Nathaniel Maragh 5760 (44.43%) Rena Rose-Cargill 12 (0.09%)   PNP HOLD 1431 28804 45.00% 12963 105 105   Morais Guy
Saint Mary South Eastern   Christopher Brown 6642 (49.94%) Norman Dunn 6631 (49.86%) Mark Hutchinson 26 (0.20%)   PNP GAIN from JLP 11 26393 50.39% 13299 112 112   Norman Dunn
Saint Mary Western Omar Woodbine 8451 (47.27%)   Robert Montague 9394 (52.54%) Chase Neil 35 (0.20%)   JLP HOLD 943 40403 44.25% 17880 147 147   Robert Montague
Constituency Candidates Results Eligible Voters Turnout Incumbent
PNP JLP JPP INDA Change Margin of victory Voter turnout Total votes Counted boxes Ballot boxes
Saint Thomas Eastern   Yvonne Shaw 7356 (51.19%) Michelle Charles 6937 (48.27%) Jovian Blair 31 (0.22%) Claudius Wong 46 (0.32%)   PNP GAIN from JLP 419 33611 42.75% 14370 128 128   Michelle Charles
Saint Thomas Western Hubert Williams 7724 (45.34%)   James Robertson 9252 (54.31%) Karlene Afflick 58 (0.34%)   JLP HOLD 1528 43087 39.53% 17034 163 163   James Robertson
Constituency Candidates Results Eligible Voters Turnout Incumbent
PNP JLP Change Margin of victory Voter turnout Total votes Counted boxes Ballot boxes
Trelawny Northern Dennis Meadows 7820 (48.94%)   Tova Hamilton 8159 (51.06%)   JLP HOLD 339 38331 41.69% 15979 146 146   Tova Hamilton
Trelawny Southern Paul Patmore 5215 (43.29%)   Devon McDaniel 6832 (56.71%)   JLP HOLD 1617 25339 47.54% 12047 96 96   Devon McDaniel
Constituency Candidates Results Eligible Voters Turnout Incumbent
PNP JLP JPP INDA UIC INDB Change Margin of victory Voter turnout Total votes Counted boxes Ballot boxes
Westmoreland Central   Dwayne Vaz 9916 (53.96%) George Wright 8385 (45.63%) Kathleen Greenwood 39 (0.21%) Donn Foote 38 (0.21%)   PNP GAIN from JLP 1531 48271 38.07% 18378 170 170   George Wright
Westmoreland Eastern   Dayton Campbell 7558 (56.68%) Daniel Lawrence 5624 (42.17%) Dalton Allen 39 (0.21%) Haile Cujo 53 (0.40%) Winston Wright 16 (0.12%) Derrick Robinson 11 (0.08%)   PNP GAIN from JLP 1934 31270 42.64% 13335 123 123   Daniel Lawrence
Westmoreland Western   Ian Hayles 7992 (56.63%) Garfield James 6024 (42.68%) Bertland Maddan 26 (0.18%) Gilbert James 71 (0.50%)   PNP HOLD 1968 40188 35.12% 14113 138 138   Ian Hayles

Notes

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  1. ^ Includes "Don't Know/Unsure"

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