2024 Jamaican local elections
Local election in Jamaica
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Local elections were held in Jamaica on 26 February 2024.[1] Nomination day was on February 8, 2024. 228 divisions and the leadership of 13 municipal bodies will be elected.[2]
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26 February 2024
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228 Jamaican electoral divisions 13 Municipal corporations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by municipal corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
The elections were delayed by 12 months in February 2023.[3][4] The election was overseen by the Electoral Commission of Jamaica.[5]
In December 2023, a poll suggested that 38% of Jamaicans intended to participate.[6]
Results
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) which won 7 of the 13 municipal corporations won the elections despite losing the popular vote. The Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) reported that the local elections proceeded with no major incident.[7] There were 365 polling stations.[8]
Municipal corporations
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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| Seats | +/– | Councils | +/– | |||||
| People's National Party | 326,450 | 51.82 | 115 | +19 | 6 | +2 | ||
| Jamaica Labour Party | 301,043 | 47.79 | 113 | –18 | 7 | –2 | ||
| United Independents' Congress of Jamaica | 86 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Independents | 2,332 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 629,911 | 100.00 | 228 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Source: Electoral Office | ||||||||
By parish
| Parish council | JLP | PNP | Mayorship | Deputy Mayorship | |||||
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| Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation | 20 | 20 | PNP | JLP | |||||
| St. Catherine | 20 | 21 | PNP | PNP | |||||
| St. Thomas | 6 | 4 | JLP | JLP | |||||
| Portland | 7 | 2 | JLP | JLP | |||||
| St. Mary | 6 | 7 | PNP | PNP | |||||
| St. Ann | 11 | 5 | JLP | JLP | |||||
| Trelawny | 6 | 3 | JLP | JLP | |||||
| St. James | 11 | 6 | JLP | JLP | |||||
| Hanover | 0 | 7 | PNP | PNP | |||||
| Clarendon | 12 | 10 | JLP | JLP | |||||
| Manchester | 3 | 12 | PNP | PNP | |||||
| St. Elizabeth | 9 | 6 | JLP | JLP | |||||
| Westmoreland | 3 | 11 | PNP | PNP | |||||
| Total | 113 | 115 | JLP: 7 PNP: 6 |
JLP: 8 PNP: 5 | |||||
| Source: Electoral Office of Jamaica | |||||||||