2025 Jamaican general election

2025 Jamaican general election
3 September 2025
All 63 seats in the House of Representatives
32 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,077,799
 
Leader Andrew Holness Mark Golding
Party JLP PNP
Last election 57.07%, 49 seats 42.76%, 14 seats
Current seats 49 14 seats
Seats needed Steady Increase 18
Incumbent Prime Minister

Andrew Holness
JLP



General elections are scheduled to be held in Jamaica on September 3, 2025.[1][2] Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced the date of the election at a party meeting held on August 10, 2025 at Half-Way-Tree.[1] The incumbent government Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is seeking a third term in office against the opposition People’s National Party (PNP).[3] Jamaicans will head to the polls on September 3rd 2025 to vote for their respective Members of Parliament who would've been nominated on August 18th 2025.

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

Electoral system

The 63 members of the House of Representatives are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.[11] Voters must be 18 years and over and be a citizen of Jamaica or a Commonwealth citizen who is resident in Jamaica at the date of registration and has been a resident for at least twelve months prior to the date of registration.[12]

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,[13] while the leader of the largest group or coalition not in government becomes the Leader of the Opposition.[14]

Members not seeking re-election

Member Constituency Party First elected Date announced
Lisa Hanna Saint Ann South Eastern People's National Party 2007 9 August 2022[15]

Candidates

The election will be decided in marginal seats.[16]

Constituency JLP PNP
Clarendon Central Delroy Williams Carla Watt
Clarendon North Central Robert Nesta Morgan Aujae Dixon
Clarendon North Western Warren Newby Richard Azan
Clarendon Northern Dwight Sibblies Wavell Hinds
Clarendon South Eastern Pearnel Charles Scean Barnswell
Clarendon South Western Robert Chin Lothan Cousins
Hanover Eastern Dave Hume-Brown
Hanover Western Tamika Davis
Kingston Central Donovan Williams Steve McGreggor
Kingston East & Port Royal Egwugwu Priestly Phillip Paulwell
Kingston Western Desmond McKenzie CD Joseph Witter
Manchester Central Rhoda Moy Crawford Donovan Mitchell
Manchester North Eastern Audley Shaw
Manchester North Western Damion Young
Manchester Southern Robert Chin Peter Bunting
Portland Eastern Ann-Marie Vaz Isat Buchanan
Portland Western Daryl Vaz Doreen Forbes Campbell
Saint Andrew East Central Dennis Gordon
Saint Andrew East Rural Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn Patrick Peterkin[17]
Saint Andrew Eastern Fayval Williams Patricia Duncan-Sutherland
Saint Andrew North Central Christopher Henry
Saint Andrew North Eastern Delroy Chuck Stacey Knight
Saint Andrew North Western Ethnie Miller-Simpson
Saint Andrew South Eastern Julian Robinson
Saint Andrew South Western Angela Brown-Burke
Saint Andrew Southern Mark Golding
Saint Andrew West Central Paul Buchanan
Saint Andrew West Rural Joan Gordon-Webley
Saint Andrew Western Anthony Hylton
Saint Ann North Eastern
Saint Ann North Western
Saint Ann South Eastern
Saint Ann South Western
Saint Catherine Central
Saint Catherine East Central
Saint Catherine Eastern
Saint Catherine North Central
Saint Catherine North Eastern
Saint Catherine North Western
Saint Catherine South Central
Saint Catherine South Eastern
Saint Catherine South Western
Saint Catherine Southern
Saint Catherine West Central
Saint Elizabeth North Eastern
Saint Elizabeth North Western
Saint Elizabeth South Eastern
Saint Elizabeth South Western
Saint James Central
Saint James East Central
Saint James North Western
Saint James Southern
Saint James West Central
Saint Mary Central Omar Newell
Saint Mary South Eastern Dr. Norman Dunn Christopher Brown
Saint Mary Western Robert Montague Omar Woodbine
Saint Thomas Eastern Dr. Michelle Charles
Saint Thomas Western James Robertson Hubert Williams
Trelawny Northern Tova Hamilton Dennis Meadows[18]
Trelawny Southern Devon McDaniel[19] Paul Patmore
Westmoreland Central Dwayne Vaz
Westmoreland Eastern Daniel Lawrence Dayton Campbell[20]
Westmoreland Western Garfield James[21] Ian Hayles[22]

Opinion polls

Date Pollster Sample
size 		JLP PNP Other[a] Non-voting Lead
18 May – 7 June 2025 Don Anderson[23] 1,033 29.6 32.6 18.4 19.4 3.0
2 - 17 May 2025 Bluedot[24] 1,618 35 31 34[25] – 4.0
27 September – 3 October 2024 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[26] 1,012 43.5 56.5 – – 13
6 – 19 September 2024 Nationwide/Bluedot poll[27] 1,246 53 47 – – 6
June 2024 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[28] – 44.0 56 – – 12
4 – 12 April 2024 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[29] 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[30] 1,015 22 25 18 35 3
17 – 26 February 2023 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[31] 1,002 27.9 28.1 19 25 0.2
13 September 2022 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[32] - 31 18 17 34 13
22 September 2021 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll[33] 1,003 26 15 26 31 11
3 September 2020 2020 general election – 57.1 42.8 0.1 – 14.3

Notes

  1. ^ Includes "Don't Know/Unsure"

References

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  25. ^ 2% OTH, 32% UND
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