2016 Jamaican General Election
25 February 2016 · The two-party system since the boycott · 63 seats, 32 for a majority
Jamaica Labour Party finished first with 32 of 63 seats on 50.1% of the vote. Turnout 48.4%. Andrew Holness replaced Portia Simpson-Miller.
Prime Minister before
Portia Simpson-Miller
PNP
Prime Minister after
Andrew Holness
JLP
Largest force
Jamaica Labour Party
32 of 63 seats
Turnout
48.4%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica Labour Party | — | 32 | +11 | 436,972 | 50.1% | — | |
| People's National Party | — | 31 | -11 | 433,735 | 49.7% | — | |
| Marcus Garvey People's Political Party | — | 0 | 0 | 260 | 0.0% | — | |
| National Democratic Movement | — | 0 | 0 | 223 | 0.0% | — | |
| People's Progressive Party | — | 0 | — | 91 | 0.0% | — | |
| Independents | — | 0 | 0 | 1,233 | 0.1% | — |