List of political parties in Jamaica

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Jamaica has two traditional parties from the old colonial era: the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP). The United Independents' Congress of Jamaica (UIC) became the first new (post colonial) registered political party on December 7, 2019. Other parties have cropped up and disintegrated in the past due mostly to a lack of funding and effective differentiation from the major parties. Since 2018, political parties are now required to be registered by the ECJ or Electoral Commission of Jamaica. This has eliminated all the other minor parties that have not been able to meet registration requirements.

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Registered Parties

NameAbbr.Ideology Senate MPs
Jamaica Labour Party [1] JLP Nationalism
Conservatism
13 / 21
35 / 63
People's National Party [1] PNP Social democracy
Democratic socialism
8 / 21
28 / 63
Jamaica Progressive Party [1] JPP Social democracy
Left-wing populism
0 / 21
0 / 63
United Independents' Congress of Jamaica [1] UIC Libertarianism
0 / 21
0 / 63

Unregistered Parties

NameAbbr.Ideology Senate MPs
Revolutionary Conservative MovementRKM Right-wing populism
0 / 21
0 / 63
National Democratic Movement NDM Conservatism
0 / 21
0 / 63
New Nation Coalition NNC Nationalism
Social democracy
0 / 21
0 / 63
Left Alliance for National Democracy and Socialism [2] [3] LANDS Socialism [4]
Progressivism [4]
0 / 21
0 / 63
Marcus Garvey People's Political Party PPP Socialism
Pan-Africanism
0 / 21
0 / 63

Defunct parties

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Political Party Registration". ecj.com.jm. Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "About LANDS". LANDS. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  3. ↑ "Jamaica LANDS (@LANDS_Ja) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  4. 1 2 "Frequently Asked Questions". LANDS. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
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