| Country: | Jamaica |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1997 Jamaican general election |
| Previous Year: | 1997 |
| Next Election: | 2007 Jamaican general election |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
| Seats For Election: | All 60 seats in the House of Representatives |
| Turnout: | 59.06% (6.16pp) |
| Party1: | People's National Party |
| Leader1: | P.J. Patterson |
| Last Election1: | 50 |
| Seats1: | 34 |
| Seat Change1: | 16 |
| Percentage1: | 52.09% |
| Party2: | Jamaica Labour Party |
| Leader2: | Edward Seaga |
| Last Election2: | 10 |
| Seats2: | 26 |
| Seat Change2: | 16 |
| Percentage2: | 47.38% |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Prime Minister after election |
| Before Election: | P.J. Patterson |
| Before Party: | People's National Party |
| After Election: | P.J. Patterson |
| After Party: | People's National Party |
General elections were held in Jamaica on 16 October 2002.[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Party, which won 34 of the 60 seats, whilst voter turnout was 59%.[1] PNP leader P. J. Patterson retained his position as Prime Minister, becoming the first political leader to win three successive elections. Patterson stepped down on 26 February 2006, and was replaced by Portia Simpson-Miller, Jamaica's first female prime minister.