Jamaican general election, 2016

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The Jamaican general election of 2016 was a parliamentary contest that resulted in a narrow victory for the Jamaica Labour Party, returning it to power after four years in opposition.

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Jamaican general election, 2016 canonical 3

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instanceOf general election ⓘ
campaignIssue crime and security ⓘ
economic growth ⓘ
public debt and IMF programme ⓘ
tax reform ⓘ
constitutionalFramework parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy ⓘ
context returned Jamaica Labour Party to power after four years in opposition ⓘ
country Jamaica ⓘ
date 25 February 2016 ⓘ
electoralSystem first-past-the-post ⓘ
geopoliticalScope national ⓘ
governmentFormedAfterElection Jamaica Labour Party ⓘ
governorGeneralAtTime Patrick Allen ⓘ
incumbentGovernmentBeforeElection People's National Party ⓘ
JLPLeaderAtElection Andrew Holness ⓘ
JLPStatusAfterElection governing party ⓘ
JLPStatusBeforeElection official opposition ⓘ
languageOfCampaign English ⓘ
legislativeBody House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
mainLosingParty People's National Party ⓘ
mainPartyColor_JLP green ⓘ
mainPartyColor_PNP orange ⓘ
mainWinningParty Jamaica Labour Party ⓘ
majoritySeats 32 ⓘ
monarchAtTime Elizabeth II ⓘ
nextElection Jamaican general election, 2020 ⓘ
numberOfConstituencies 63 single-member constituencies ⓘ
oversightBody Electoral Commission of Jamaica ⓘ
parliamentaryTermLength up to five years ⓘ
parliamentDissolutionReason early election called by government ⓘ
PNPLeaderAtElection Portia Simpson-Miller ⓘ
PNPStatusAfterElection official opposition ⓘ
PNPStatusBeforeElection governing party ⓘ
previousElection Jamaican general election, 2011 ⓘ
primeMinisterAfterElection Andrew Holness ⓘ
primeMinisterBeforeElection Portia Simpson-Miller ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
resultDescription narrow victory for the Jamaica Labour Party ⓘ
resultImpact change of government ⓘ
end of PNP administration elected in 2011 ⓘ
seatsForElection 63 ⓘ
turnout approximately 47.7% ⓘ
typeOfGovernmentFormed majority government ⓘ
voterEligibility Jamaican citizens aged 18 or over ⓘ
votingMethod in-person secret ballot ⓘ

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Jamaica Labour Party → participatedIn → Jamaican general election, 2016 ⓘ
Jamaica Labour Party → wonElection → Jamaican general election, 2016 ⓘ
Jamaican general election, 2020 → previousElection → Jamaican general election, 2016 ⓘ