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General elections are scheduled to be held in Jamaica by 2025.
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte said that Jamaica would transition to being a Republic before the next general election. [1]
The 63 members of the House of Representatives are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting. [3] Voters must be 18 years and over and be a citizen of Jamaica or a Commonwealth citizen. [4]
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, [5] while the leader of the largest group or coalition not in government becomes the Leader of the Opposition. [6]
| Member | Constituency | Party | First elected | Date announced | |
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| Lisa Hanna | Saint Ann South Eastern | People's National Party | 2007 | 9 August 2022 [7] | |
| Date | Pollster | Sample size | JLP | PNP | Other [a] | Non-voting | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September – 3 October 2024 | RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll [8] | 1,012 | 43.5 | 56.5 | – | – | 13 |
| 6 – 19 September 2024 | Nationwide/Bluedot poll [9] | 1,246 | 53 | 47 | – | – | 6 |
| June 2024 | RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll [10] | – | 44.0 | 56 | – | – | 12 |
| 4 – 12 April 2024 | RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll [11] | 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 [12] | 1,015 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 35 | 3 |
| 17 – 26 February 2023 | RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll [13] | 1,002 | 27.9 | 28.1 | 19 | 25 | 0.2 |
| 13 September 2022 | RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll [14] | - | 31 | 18 | 17 | 34 | 13 |
| 22 September 2021 | RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll [15] | 1,003 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 31 | 11 |
| 3 September 2020 | 2020 general election | – | 57.1 | 42.8 | 0.1 | – | 14.3 |
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