Jamaican general election, 2007
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The Jamaican general election of 2007 was a national parliamentary vote that resulted in a narrow victory for the Jamaica Labour Party, ending 18 years of rule by the People's National Party.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | general election ⓘ |
| afterElectionGovernment | Jamaica Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| afterElectionPrimeMinister | Bruce Golding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beforeElectionGovernment | People's National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beforeElectionPrimeMinister | Portia Simpson-Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contestingParty |
Jamaica Labour Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People's National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| elects | Members of Parliament of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endedRuleOf | People's National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endedYearsInPower | 18 ⓘ |
| leaderOfLosingParty | Portia Simpson-Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfWinningParty | Bruce Golding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Representatives of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingParty | People's National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionParty | People's National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | Jamaican general election, 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 60 ⓘ |
| partOf | elections in Jamaica ⓘ |
| politicalContext | end of long-term PNP incumbency ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinner | Jamaica Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | Jamaican general election, 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| result | narrow victory for Jamaica Labour Party ⓘ |
| seatChangeForJLP | +8 ⓘ |
| seatChangeForPNP | -8 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInDecade | 2000s ⓘ |
| triggeredGovernmentChange | yes ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernmentFormed | Jamaica Labour Party majority government ⓘ |
| winningParty | Jamaica Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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