Jamaican general election, 2002
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General elections were held in Jamaica
on 16 October 2002. 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.
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
on 16 October 2002. The result was a victory for the People's National Party
People's National Party
The People's National Party is a social democratic and social liberal Jamaican political party, founded by Norman Manley in 1938. It is the oldest political party in the Anglophone Caribbean and one of the main two political parties in Jamaica. Out of the two major parties, it is considered more...
, which won 34 of the 60 seats, whilst voter turnout was 59.1%. PNP leader P. J. Patterson
P. J. Patterson
Percival Noel James Patterson, ON, QC, PC, O.E., was the sixth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1992 to 2006. Until February 2006 he was the leader of the Jamaican People's National Party . The new PNP leader, Portia Simpson-Miller, took over as Prime Minister on 30 March 2006...
retained his position as Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Jamaica
The Prime Minister of Jamaica is Jamaica's head of government, currently Andrew Holness. Andrew Holness was elected as the new leader of the governing Jamaica Labour Party and succeeded Bruce Golding to become Jamaica's ninth Prime Minister on 23 October 2011...
, becoming the first political leader to win three successive elections. Patterson stepped down on 26 February 2006, and was replaced by Portia Simpson-Miller
Portia Simpson-Miller
Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller, ON, MP is Jamaica's Leader of the Opposition and was the country's seventh Prime Minister from 30 March 2006 to 11 September 2007...
, Jamaica's first female Prime Minister.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's National Party People's National Party The People's National Party is a social democratic and social liberal Jamaican political party, founded by Norman Manley in 1938. It is the oldest political party in the Anglophone Caribbean and one of the main two political parties in Jamaica. Out of the two major parties, it is considered more... |
396,590 | 52.1 | 34 | |
| Jamaica Labour Party Jamaica Labour Party The Jamaica Labour Party is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica, the other being the People's National Party. Despite its name, the JLP is a centre-right, conservative party.-Background:... |
360,718 | 47.4 | 26 | |
| National Democratic Movement-Jamaica National Alliance for Unity | 2,895 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| United People's Party United People's Party (Jamaica) The United People's Party was a political party in Jamaica. It first contested national elections in 2002, but received only 548 votes and failed to win a seat. It did not contest any further elections.... |
548 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Imperial Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated Political Party Imperial Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated Political Party The Imperial Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated Political Party is a political party in Jamaica. It first contested national elections in 2002, when it received just 162 votes and failed to win a seat. In the 2007 elections it won only 192 votes and remained without parliamentary representation.... |
162 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 452 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 7,393 | – | – | – |
| Total | 768,758 | 100 | 60 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||