Jamaican general election, 2007

Jamaica general election, 2007

3 September 2007 (2007-09-03)
All 60 seats in the Jamaica House of Representatives
First party Second party   Leader Bruce Golding Portia Simpson-Miller Party Jamaica Labour People's National Party Leader's seat Kingston West Saint Andrew South Western Last election 26 seats, 47.4% 34 seats, 52.1% Seats before 26 34 Seats won 32 28 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 410,438 405,293 Percentage 50.3% 49.6% Swing 2.9% 2.5%
Prime Minister before election Portia Simpson-Miller People's National Party Prime Minister-elect Bruce Golding Jamaica Labour

General elections in Jamaica were held on September 3, 2007. They had originally been scheduled for August 27, 2007 but were delayed due to Hurricane Dean.^[1] The preliminary results indicated a slim victory for the opposition Jamaican Labour Party led by Bruce Golding, which grew by two seats from 31-29 to 33-27 after official recounts. The JLP defeated the People's National Party after eighteen years of unbroken governance.

Results

 Summary of the 3 September 2007 Jamaican House of Representatives election results

Parties	Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
Jamaica Labour Party	410,438	50.27	+2.9	32	+6
People's National Party	405,293	49.64	–2.5	28	–6
National Democratic Movement	354	0.04		0	±0
Independents	220	0.03		0	±0
Imperial Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated Political Party	192	0.02		0	±0
Jerusalem Bread Foundation	9	0.00		0	±0
Invalid/blank votes	4,819	–	–	–	–
Total (turnout 61.46%)	821,325	100		60
Source: http://www.eoj.com.jm/elections/