Jamaica

Latin America & Caribbean · Capital: Kingston

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Upcoming elections

General election
2029 Jamaican general election
Date to be announcedHouse of Representatives
Date expected

How Jamaica is governed

System of government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
ecj.com.jm Official source
The day-to-day operations of the ECJ are carried out through the Electoral Office of Jamaica
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
ecj.com.jm Official source
The Commission ... is now a permanent independent and autonomous authority that reports directly to Parliament.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of state: King
ecj.com.jm Official source
The day-to-day operations of the ECJ are carried out through the Electoral Office of Jamaica
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
ecj.com.jm Official source
The Commission ... is now a permanent independent and autonomous authority that reports directly to Parliament.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of government: Prime Minister
ecj.com.jm Official source
The day-to-day operations of the ECJ are carried out through the Electoral Office of Jamaica
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
ecj.com.jm Official source
The Commission ... is now a permanent independent and autonomous authority that reports directly to Parliament.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Voting age: 18
ecj.com.jm Official source
The day-to-day operations of the ECJ are carried out through the Electoral Office of Jamaica
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
ecj.com.jm Official source
The Commission ... is now a permanent independent and autonomous authority that reports directly to Parliament.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Compulsory voting: No
ecj.com.jm Official source
The day-to-day operations of the ECJ are carried out through the Electoral Office of Jamaica
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
ecj.com.jm Official source
The Commission ... is now a permanent independent and autonomous authority that reports directly to Parliament.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Electoral authority: Electoral Commission of Jamaica
ecj.com.jm Official source
The day-to-day operations of the ECJ are carried out through the Electoral Office of Jamaica
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
ecj.com.jm Official source
The Commission ... is now a permanent independent and autonomous authority that reports directly to Parliament.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature
ecj.com.jm Official source
The day-to-day operations of the ECJ are carried out through the Electoral Office of Jamaica
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
ecj.com.jm Official source
The Commission ... is now a permanent independent and autonomous authority that reports directly to Parliament.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

House of Representatives 63 seats · 5-year term · Single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post
Senate 21 seats · 5-year term · Appointed chamber: 13 appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister and 8 on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition

The King is represented by a Governor-General. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor-General from the House of Representatives member best able to command majority confidence. The Senate is appointed rather than elected. The Electoral Commission of Jamaica is an independent, autonomous authority reporting directly to Parliament; its day-to-day operations are carried out by the Electoral Office of Jamaica.

ecj.com.jm Official source

The day-to-day operations of the ECJ are carried out through the Electoral Office of Jamaica

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ecj.com.jm Official source

The Commission ... is now a permanent independent and autonomous authority that reports directly to Parliament.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Parliamentary election
2025 Jamaican parliamentary election
3 September 202513 months agoHouse of Representatives (63 seats)
Held Final results
ecj.com.jm Official source
GENERAL ELECTION 2025 ELECTION DAY: September 3, 2025
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Wikidata Q102351276: 2025 Jamaican parliamentary election Wikidata
2025 Jamaican parliamentary election - point in time 2025-09-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2020 Jamaican parliamentary election
3 September 20206 years agoHouse of Representatives (63 seats)
Held Final results
Wikidata Q84079435: 2020 Jamaican parliamentary election Wikidata
2020 Jamaican parliamentary election - point in time 2020-09-03
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2016 Jamaican general election
25 February 201611 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q17091753: 2016 Jamaican general election Wikidata
2016 Jamaican general election - point in time 2016-02-25
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2025 Jamaican parliamentary election

3 September 2025 Final resultsTurnout 40%

Seats won: all 2 lines, as in the table

Results of 2025 Jamaican parliamentary election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Seats	Source
Jamaica Labour Party Elected	412,705	49.7%	35	ecj.com.jm Official source GENERAL ELECTION 2025 ELECTION DAY: September 3, 2025 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 data.ipu.org News report The Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) ... won the elections taking 35 seats in the 63-member House of Representatives. ... The People’s National Party (PNP) ... winning the remaining 28. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
People's National Party Elected	401,398	48.3%	28	ecj.com.jm Official source GENERAL ELECTION 2025 ELECTION DAY: September 3, 2025 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 data.ipu.org News report The Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) ... won the elections taking 35 seats in the 63-member House of Representatives. ... The People’s National Party (PNP) ... winning the remaining 28. Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2020 Jamaican parliamentary election · 3 September 2020

Final resultsTurnout 37.9%

Results of 2020 Jamaican parliamentary election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Seats	Source
Jamaica Labour Party Elected	408,376	57.1%	49	ecj.com.jm Official source Jamaica Labour Party 408,376 57.07 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
People's National Party Elected	305,950	42.8%	14	ecj.com.jm Official source Jamaica Labour Party 408,376 57.07 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Independents	1,185	0.2%	0	ecj.com.jm Official source Jamaica Labour Party 408,376 57.07 Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2020 Jamaican parliamentary election

Jamaica in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

ecj.com.jmOfficial source
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ecj.com.jmOfficial source
ecj.com.jmOfficial source
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japarliament.gov.jmOfficial source
jis.gov.jmOfficial source
jis.gov.jmOfficial source
Wikidata Q17091753: 2016 Jamaican general electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q84079435: 2020 Jamaican parliamentary electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q102351276: 2025 Jamaican parliamentary electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
data.ipu.orgNews report

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🇯🇲 Jamaica

Upcoming elections

2029 Jamaican general election

How Jamaica is governed

Past elections

2025 Jamaican parliamentary election

2020 Jamaican parliamentary election

2016 Jamaican general election

Results

2025 Jamaican parliamentary election

Jamaica in numbers

Sources

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