The Jamaica Labour Celebration (JLP) has been re-elected to kind the Authorities for a file third consecutive time period within the organisation’s historical past, following victory within the Normal Election held on Wednesday (September 3).
Preliminary outcomes point out that the JLP, led by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has secured 34 seats, whereas the Individuals’s Nationwide Celebration (PNP), headed by Chief of the Opposition, Mark Golding, has gained 29.
The result additionally marks a milestone for Dr. Holness, who will grow to be the primary chief of the JLP to function Prime Minister for 3 straight phrases.
In his victory speech on the JLP’s headquarters on Belmont Highway in Kingston, Dr. Holness first thanked the 1000’s of Jamaicans who supplied prayers for him, the Authorities, and the nation.
He affirmed that the Authorities will proceed to respect, uphold, and strengthen Jamaica’s democratic establishments, whereas safeguarding the nation’s democratic ideas.
“We should develop even keener ears to hearken to the folks [and] we should be targeted on addressing the wants of the folks,” Dr. Holness mentioned.
He added that the Authorities should stay laser-focused on fostering inclusive prosperity for all Jamaicans.
“Prosperity doesn’t [only] imply riches. For some folks, prosperity means peace… they wish to dwell in peace. For some folks, prosperity might imply their kids getting to college. For some folks, prosperity is a automobile, for others, it’s a home. However for most individuals, it’s the street [being] fastened of their group and having water of their pipes. So, we should be targeted on delivering these fundamental public companies, which imply prosperity for therefore many,” the Prime Minister additional said.
Dr. Holness mentioned the Authorities stays dedicated to fulfilling its promise of sustained financial progress for Jamaica.
“We’ll proceed to fulfil the promise of a educated, educated and knowledgeable society the place each little one can have entry to the highest quality training,” he additional assured.
For his half, Mr. Golding prolonged congratulations to the JLP on their electoral victory.
“This was a beautiful demonstration of the maturity of Jamaica’s political course of, that we might undergo such a carefully fought election with none violence to talk of… and we should all give ourselves a spherical of applause,” he mentioned.
“That was not at all times the case, and I wish to thank the entire pioneers who led that course of to the place it’s at the moment, the place I feel we will safely say that Jamaica is a spot that actually cherishes and respects the democracy that we’ve constructed,” Mr. Golding added.
In line with a launch from the Electoral Fee of Jamaica (ECJ), starting Thursday (September 4), Returning Officers will start the official depend by opening every poll field and tallying all ballots solid within the respective constituencies, within the presence of candidates and/or their appointed representatives.
The 2025 Normal Election was the nineteenth to be performed in Jamaica for the reason that introduction of Common Grownup Suffrage in 1944.
