Jamaican general election, 2020
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The Jamaican general election of 2020 was a parliamentary election in which Jamaicans voted to choose members of the House of Representatives and determine the governing party of the country.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jamaican general election, 2020 canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Jamaican general election, 2020 Context triple: [Jamaica Labour Party, participatedIn, Jamaican general election, 2020]
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A.
Jamaican general election, 2016
The Jamaican general election of 2016 was a parliamentary contest that resulted in a narrow victory for the Jamaica Labour Party, returning it to power after four years in opposition.
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B.
Jamaican general election, 2007
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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C.
Jamaican general election, 1980
The Jamaican general election of 1980 was a pivotal and violently contested national vote that brought Edward Seaga’s Jamaica Labour Party to power over Michael Manley’s People’s National Party, reshaping the country’s political and economic direction.
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D.
Jamaican general election, 1962
The Jamaican general election of 1962 was the pivotal national vote that led to Jamaica’s independence-era government and determined the first administration of the newly independent state.
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E.
Jamaican general election, 1944
The Jamaican general election of 1944 was a landmark vote that introduced universal adult suffrage and marked the beginning of modern party politics in Jamaica.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jamaican general election, 2020 Target entity description: The Jamaican general election of 2020 was a parliamentary election in which Jamaicans voted to choose members of the House of Representatives and determine the governing party of the country.
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A.
Jamaican general election, 2016
The Jamaican general election of 2016 was a parliamentary contest that resulted in a narrow victory for the Jamaica Labour Party, returning it to power after four years in opposition.
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B.
Jamaican general election, 2007
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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C.
Jamaican general election, 1980
The Jamaican general election of 1980 was a pivotal and violently contested national vote that brought Edward Seaga’s Jamaica Labour Party to power over Michael Manley’s People’s National Party, reshaping the country’s political and economic direction.
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D.
Jamaican general election, 1962
The Jamaican general election of 1962 was the pivotal national vote that led to Jamaica’s independence-era government and determined the first administration of the newly independent state.
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E.
Jamaican general election, 1944
The Jamaican general election of 1944 was a landmark vote that introduced universal adult suffrage and marked the beginning of modern party politics in Jamaica.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | parliamentary election ⓘ |
| calledBy | Andrew Holness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignContext | COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignMethodRestrictions | limits on mass rallies due to COVID-19 ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2020-09-03 ⓘ |
| electionType | early general election ⓘ |
| electoralCommission | Electoral Office of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| governmentFormed | Holness administration (third term as prime minister) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorGeneralAtTimeOfElection | Patrick Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | election of members of the House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ |
| incumbentGovernmentBeforeElection | Jamaica Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPrimeMinisterBeforeElection | Andrew Holness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JamaicaLabourPartyPopularVote | 408,376 ⓘ |
| JamaicaLabourPartyPopularVoteShare | 57.07% ⓘ |
| JamaicaLabourPartySeatChange | +16 ⓘ |
| leaderOfMainOppositionParty | Peter Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfWinningParty | Andrew Holness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyElected | House of Representatives of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIssues |
corruption and governance
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crime and security ⓘ economic recovery and jobs ⓘ management of COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ |
| mainOppositionParty | People's National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityThresholdInHouse | 32 ⓘ |
| monarchAtTimeOfElection | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | Jamaican general election, 2025 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfConstituencies | 63 ⓘ |
| numberOfRegisteredVoters | 1,913,410 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 63 ⓘ |
| observers | local and international election observers ⓘ |
| overallAssessmentByObservers | generally free and fair ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermNumber | 14th Parliament of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStart | 2020-09-10 ⓘ |
| PeoplesNationalPartyLeaderResignation | Peter Phillips announced intention to resign after defeat ⓘ |
| PeoplesNationalPartyPopularVote | 306,955 ⓘ |
| PeoplesNationalPartyPopularVoteShare | 42.76% ⓘ |
| PeoplesNationalPartySeatChange | -16 ⓘ |
| previousElection | Jamaican general election, 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Andrew Holness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEarlyElection | seeking renewed mandate amid COVID-19 and economic challenges ⓘ |
| reasonForLowTurnout | COVID-19 pandemic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultType | landslide victory for Jamaica Labour Party ⓘ |
| seatsWonByJamaicaLabourParty | 49 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByPeoplesNationalParty | 14 ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | 37.85% ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutIsRecordLow | true ⓘ |
| winningParty | Jamaica Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Jamaican general election, 2020 Description of subject: The Jamaican general election of 2020 was a parliamentary election in which Jamaicans voted to choose members of the House of Representatives and determine the governing party of the country.
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