Next Jamaican general election explained

Country:Jamaica
Type:Parliamentary
Previous Year:2020
Previous Election:2020 Jamaican general election
Ongoing:yes
Image1:Andrew_Holness_Press_(cropped)_2.jpg
Leader1:Andrew Holness
Party1:Jamaica Labour Party
Last Election1:57.07%, 49 seats
Seats Before1:49
Leader2:Mark Golding
Party2:People's National Party
Seats Before2:14 seats
Last Election2:42.76%, 14 seats
Seats For Election:All 63 seats in the House of Representatives
Majority Seats:32
Seats Needed2: 18
Election Date:By November 2025
Prime Minister
Before Election:Andrew Holness
Before Party:Jamaica Labour Party

General elections are scheduled to be held in Jamaica by 2025.

Background

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte said that Jamaica would transition to being a Republic before the next general election.[1]

Timeline

Electoral system

The 63 members of the House of Representatives are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.[3] Voters must be 18 years and over and be a citizen of Jamaica or a Commonwealth citizen.[4]

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,[5] while the leader of the largest group or coalition not in government becomes the Leader of the Opposition.[6]

Opinion polls

DatePollsterSamplesizeOtherNon-votingLead
26 February 20242024 Jamaican local elections47.851.80.6data-sort-value="6" style="background:;color:white;" 4
24 November – 7 December 2023RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[8] 1,01522251835data-sort-value="6" style="background:;color:white;" 3
17 – 26 February 2023RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[9] 1,00227.928.11925data-sort-value="6" style="background:;color:white;" 0.2
13 September 2022 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[10] -31181734data-sort-value="6" style="background:;color:white;" 13
22 September 2021RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[11] 1,00326152631data-sort-value="6" style="background:;color:white;" 11
3 September 20202020 general election57.142.80.1data-sort-value="6" style="background:;color:white;" 14.3

Notes

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References

  1. Web site: 2022-06-07 . Jamaica to transition to republic status by next general election —Malahoo Forte . 2023-01-11 . Jamaica Observer . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2024-02-09 . Dalrymple-Philibert confident in JLP councillor-candidates for Trelawny Southern . 2024-02-12 . jamaica-gleaner.com . en.
  3. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2159_B.htm Electoral System
  4. Web site: Registration Procedures . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200305163033/https://ecj.com.jm/voters/voter-information/registration-procedures/ . 5 March 2020 . 7 September 2020 . Electoral Commission of Jamaica.
  5. Web site: The Executive . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200905071340/https://jis.gov.jm/government/the-executive/ . 5 September 2020 . 7 September 2020 . Jamaica Information Service.
  6. Web site: The Opposition . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200826101747/https://jis.gov.jm/government/the-opposition/ . 26 August 2020 . 7 September 2020 . Jamaica Information Service.
  7. Web site: 2022-08-09 . Why Lisa Hanna is leaving representational politics . 2023-04-04 . jamaica-gleaner.com . en.
  8. Web site: 2023-12-22 . PNP HOLDS LEAD . 2024-01-05 . jamaica-gleaner.com . en.
  9. Web site: 2023-03-12 . DEAD HEAT . 2023-03-25 . jamaica-gleaner.com . en.
  10. Web site: 2022-09-13 . JLP IN LEAD . 2023-03-25 . jamaica-gleaner.com . en.
  11. Web site: 2021-09-22 . Poll: JLP now nine percentage points ahead of PNP . 2023-01-11 . jamaica-gleaner.com . en.