2002 Jamaican general election
Jamaica
16 October 2002 (2002-10-16)
All 60 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout59.06% (Decrease 6.16pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
PNP P.J. Patterson 52.09 34 −16
JLP Edward Seaga 47.38 26 +16
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after election
P.J. Patterson
PNP		 P.J. Patterson
PNP

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.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's National Party396,59052.0934–16
Jamaica Labour Party360,71847.3826+16
National Democratic Movement–Jamaica National Alliance for Unity2,8950.3800
United People's Party5480.070New
Imperial Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated Political Party1620.020New
Independents4520.0600
Total761,365100.00600
Valid votes761,36599.04
Invalid/blank votes7,3930.96
Total votes768,758100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,301,63859.06
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
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