The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP; Jamaican Patois: Jumieka Lieba Paati) is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica, the other being the People's...
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Labour, Labour Party, Labourite, or labour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Labour Party or Labor Party is a name used by many political parties....
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country's main two political parties, and is considered more to the left than its main rival the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). The party held a majority of seats...
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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'...
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government, currently Andrew Holness. Holness, as leader of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), was sworn in as prime minister on 7 September 2020, having...
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tendencies as "too radical." In July 1943, Bustamante launched the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), which his opponents brushed aside as just a political label...
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founded in 1995 by a former Labour Party chairman, Bruce Golding, after a dispute over the leadership of the Jamaica Labour Party. The 1997 election was mainly...
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Manley. The 1980 elections resulted in a victory of the rightist Jamaica Labour Party. Manley's association with the communist WPJ may have contributed...
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"Labour Party" (or "Labor Party") is used by political parties around the world, particularly in Commonwealth nations. Historically, these parties are...
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The Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016. "Jamaica Labour Party Wins General Election – Jamaica Information...
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Appeals. Jamaica Labour Party Marcus Garvey People's Political Party National Democratic Movement New Nation Coalition People's National Party Main office-holders...
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the ruling Jamaica Labour Party, which received 57% of the vote and won 49 seats; the People's National Party remained the opposition party, losing 16...
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Alexander Bustamante (category Jamaica Labour Party politicians)
1884 – 6 August 1977) was a Jamaican politician and labour leader, who, in 1962, became the first prime minister of Jamaica. He was born to Mary Clarke...
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parliament. The Senate is the Upper House. The current members are: Jamaica Labour Party: The Hon. Thomas George Lewis Tavares-Finson, JP, President The Hon...
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political parties – the Jamaica Labour Party and the People's National Party – subscribe to the position, and the current Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew...
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Bruce Golding (category Jamaica Labour Party politicians)
former Jamaican politician who served as eighth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 11 September 2007 to 23 October 2011. He is a member of the Jamaica Labour Party...
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country, often exploding into violence. The Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP) have fought for control of the island for...
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Andrew Holness (category Jamaica Labour Party politicians)
having previously served from 2011 to 2012, and as Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) since 2011. Holness previously served as prime minister from...
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National Labour Party (Jamaica) National Labour Party (Kenya) National Labour Party, former name of HUN Party in Mongolia List of political parties by name National...
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of Jamaica and nine other colonies was formed in 1958. The West Indies Federal Labour Party was organised by Manley and the Democratic Labour Party by...
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Donald Sangster (category Jamaica Labour Party politicians)
of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. In 1944 he was elected to the House of Representatives of Jamaica as a member of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). He then went...
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Jamaica on 29 December 2011. The elections were contested mainly between the nation's two major political parties, the governing Jamaica Labour Party...
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by the Government. The Cabinet of Jamaica is currently composed of The Jamaica Labour Party members because the party won the 2020 General elections. The...
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Electoral Commission of Jamaica. In December 2023, a poll suggested that 38% of Jamaicans intended to participate. The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) which won 7...
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the Jamaica Labour Party and Norman Manley of the People's National Party) were opposed to Jamaica becoming a republic. The Jamaica Labour Party, led...
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Portia Simpson-Miller (category People's National Party (Jamaica) politicians)
Following her election win in December 2011, when her party defeated the Jamaica Labour Party, she became the second individual since independence to...
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polarization between supporters of the People's National Party and the Jamaica Labour Party. Before 1962, Jamaica's murder rate was one of the world's lowest with...
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early 1980s. Jamaican posses have links to the main Jamaican political parties, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP). The...
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preliminary results indicated a slim victory for the opposition Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) led by Bruce Golding, which grew by two seats from 31–29 to...
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operation that came to be known as the Green Bay Massacre, in which five Jamaica Labour Party (JLF) supporters were shot dead after being lured to a military shooting...
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