Political Parties in Jamaica
Jamaica has a two-party system dominated by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP). Below is the current breakdown of elected representatives by party.
Parliament (House of Representatives)
63 seats total
Current Government: Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) • Prime Minister: Andrew Holness
Jamaica Labour Party
JLP
Leader: Andrew Holness
Founded: 1943
Centre-right political party. Currently the governing party of Jamaica, holding a supermajority in Parliament.
People's National Party
PNP
Leader: Mark Golding
Founded: 1938
Centre-left political party. Jamaica's oldest political party and the current parliamentary opposition.
Municipal Councils
Councillor distribution by parish
| Parish | JLP | PNP | Ind | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Hanover | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Kingston | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Manchester | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| Portland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| St. Andrew | 17 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
| St. Ann | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| St. Catherine | 20 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
| St. Elizabeth | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| St. James | 13 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| St. Mary | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| St. Thomas | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Trelawny | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Westmoreland | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Total (all parishes) | 128 | 98 | 1 | 227 |