The next elections to the Parliament of Jamaica are scheduled for 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]

Electoral system

The 63 members of the House of Representatives are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.[2] Voters must be 18 years and over and be a citizen of Jamaica or a Commonwealth citizen.[3]

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

Members not seeking re-election

Member Constituency Party First elected Date announced
Lisa Hanna Saint Ann South Eastern People's National Party 2007 9 August 2022[6]

Opinion polls

Date Pollster Sample

size

 JLP PNP Other Non-voting Lead
12 March 2023 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[7] 1,002 27.9 28.1 56 – 0.2
13 September 2022 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[8] - 31 18 17 34 13
22 September 2021 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[9] 1,003 26 15 26 31 11
3 September 2020 2020 general election – 57.1 42.8 0.1 – 14.3

References

  1. ↑ "Jamaica to transition to republic status by next general election —Malahoo Forte". Jamaica Observer. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  2. ↑ Electoral System Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine IPU
  3. ↑ "Registration Procedures". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "The Executive". Jamaica Information Service. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "The Opposition". Jamaica Information Service. Archived from the original on 26 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Why Lisa Hanna is leaving representational politics". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  7. ↑ "DEAD HEAT". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  8. ↑ "JLP IN LEAD". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  9. ↑ "Poll: JLP now nine percentage points ahead of PNP". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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