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.

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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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Jamaica Labour Party participatedIn Jamaican general election, 2007
Jamaica Labour Party wonElection Jamaican general election, 2007