2025 Jamaican general election Last updated September 20, 2025
2025 Jamaican general election Registered 2,077,799 Turnout 39.5% (EOJ) First party Second party Leader Andrew Holness Mark Golding Party JLP PNP Last election 57.07%, 49 seats 42.76%, 14 seats Seats after 35 28 Seat change 14 14Popular vote 413,502 403,191 Percentage 50.47% 49.21% Swing 6.60pp 6.45pp
General elections were held in Jamaica on 3 September 2025. [ 1] [ 2] The incumbent Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government, led by Prime Minister Andrew Holness , successfully won a third term in office against the opposition People's National Party (PNP). However, the JLP lost 14 seats to the PNP, still retaining a majority. [ 3]
Background Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte said that Jamaica would transition to being a republic before the next general election. [ 4] In December 2024 a bill was tabled on transitioning to becoming a republic. The bill required review by joint committees, followed by a parliamentary vote and a referendum to approve the change. [ 5] It was announced in March 2025 that a referendum would not occur before the general election. [ 6]
Preselection contests were held in March 2025. [ 7]
Timeline 21 September 2023 – Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert resigns as MP for Trelawny Southern . [ 8] 26 February 2024 – local elections were held. 9 March 2025 – The Jamaica Patriotic Movement announced support for the People's National Party . [ 9] 10 August 2025 – Prime Minister Holness announces nomination day to be on 18 August and elections to follow on 3 September 2025. [ 10] 29 August 2025 – Advanced voting was held for members of the security forces and poll workers, with 57% turnout recorded. [ 11] Members not seeking re-election Campaign Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced the date of the election at a JLP party meeting held on 10 August 2025 at Half Way Tree . [ 1]
The election was decided in marginal seats. [ 18] Among the JLP's campaign pledges was the doubling of the current minimum wage of J$16,000 to J$32,000 per 40-hour workweek, while the PNP included increasing the income tax threshold from J$1.5 million to J$3.5 million as part of its promises. [ 11]
Opinion polls Date Pollster Sample size JLP PNP Other [ a] Non-voting Lead 3 September 2025 2025 general election – 50.47 49.21 0.31 – 1.26 31 August 2025 Bluedot [ 26] 1,511 46 33 – – 13 22 – 26 August 2025 Don Anderson [ 26] 1,010 34.5 37.6 27.9 3.1 2 – 11 August 2025 Don Anderson [ 27] 1,008 33.9 34.7 14.3 17.1 0.8 18 May – 7 June 2025 Don Anderson [ 28] 1,033 29.6 32.6 18.4 19.4 3.0 2 – 17 May 2025 Bluedot [ 29] 1,618 35 31 34 [ 30] – 4.0 27 September – 3 October 2024 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll [ 31] 1,012 43.5 56.5 – – 13 6 – 19 September 2024 Nationwide/Bluedot poll [ 32] 1,246 53 47 – – 6 June 2024 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll [ 33] – 44.0 56 – – 12 4 – 12 April 2024 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll [ 34] 1,057 44.1 55.9 – – 11.8 26 February 2024 2024 Jamaican local elections – 47.8 51.8 0.6 – 4 24 November – 7 December 2023 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll [ 35] 1,015 22 25 18 35 3 17 – 26 February 2023 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll [ 36] 1,002 27.9 28.1 19 25 0.2 13 September 2022 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll [ 37] – 31 18 17 34 13 22 September 2021 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll [ 38] 1,003 26 15 26 31 11 3 September 2020 2020 general election – 57.1 42.8 0.1 – 14.3
Results Prime Minister Andrew Holness was elected to a third term after his JLP won 35 of 63 seats in Parliament, followed by the PNP with 28 seats. [ 39] Holness was congratulated by foreign leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi , on his party's victory. The JLP lost 14 seats to the PNP, with Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Homer Davis being defeated, among others. [ 40]
The results by constituency: [ 41] [ 42]
By parish Constituency Candidates Results Eligible Voters Turnout Incumbent PNP JLP JPP Change Margin of victory Voter turnout Votes Counted boxes Ballot boxes Clarendon Central Carla Watt 3,853 Delroy Williams 6,674 Bettina Hill 80 JLP HOLD 1453 33,321 31.83% 10,607 112 112 Delroy Williams Clarendon North Central Aujae Dixon 4,424 Robert Nesta Morgan 5,877 Joy Johnson-Roye 29 JLP HOLD 2821 24,854 41.56% 10,330 104 104 Robert Nesta Morgan Clarendon North Western Richard Azan 6,989 Warren Newby 6,490 Kevin Palmer 24 PNP GAIN from JLP 499 28,701 47.05% 13,503 108 108 Phillip Henriquez Clarendon Northern Wavell Hinds 5,763 Dwight Sibblies 5,541 Judilyn Casey-Edwards 24 PNP GAIN from JLP 222 25,357 44.67% 11,328 97 100 Dwight Sibblies Clarendon South Eastern Scean Barnswell 8,013 Pearnel Charles 9,515 Sion Thomas 57 JLP HOLD 1502 46,496 37.82% 17,585 144 144 Pearnel Charles Clarendon South Western Lothan Cousins 7,328 Robert Chin 5,016 Dewayne Thomas 41 PNP HOLD 2312 30,265 40.92% 12,385 100 100 Lothan Cousins
Constituency Candidates Results Eligible Voters Turnout Incumbent PNP JLP JPP UIC Change Margin of victory Voter turnout Votes Counted boxes Ballot boxes Portland Eastern Isat Buchanan 8316 (50.32%) Ann-Marie Vaz 8181 (49.50%) Tracy-Ann Gillespie-Harris 29 (0.18%) PNP GAIN from JLP 135 39751 41.57% 16526 140 140 Ann-Marie Vaz Portland Western Doreen Forbes Campbell 4937 (44.59%) Daryl Vaz 6111 (55.20%) Michael Aiken 23 (0.21%) JLP HOLD 1174 24493 45.20% 11071 104 104 Daryl Vaz
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