2012 Jamaican local elections

none August 2022 Jamaica parliamentary 2007 Jamaican local elections 2007 2016 Jamaican local elections 2016 228 Jamaican electoral divisions13 Parish Councils/Municipal Councils 26 March 2012 Councils +/– Councillors +/– People's National Party 94, 47.4% 3 councils 151 12 councils 57 9 councils 318,542 55.7% 8.3% Jamaica Labour Party 134, 52.0% 9 councils 75 0 councils 59 9 councils 244,649 42.7% 9.3% 007E82 Independent 0, 0.1% 0 councils 2 0 councils 2 4,023 0.7% 0.6% 2012 Jamaican local elections.svg Results by municipal corporation 572,368 3.2% Local elections were held in Jamaica on 26 March 2012.Local government elections 26 March 2012 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Directly elected were 228 divisional councillors and the mayor of the municipality of Portmore. Each of the 13 parish councils and parish capital mayoral positions were allocated to a political party. The election was contested mainly between Jamaica's two major political parties, the incumbent People's National Party (PNP), led by Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller and the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), led by Andrew Holness. Councillor candidates are nominated by political parties in the electoral divisions and are voted on and directly elected by the electorate. The mayor of Portmore is also directly elected. Control of the parish councils depends on the party which controls the majority of the divisions within the parish. The post of mayor of the capital town of the parish is awarded to the party which controls the parish council. The party will then appoint one of its councillors in the parish to be mayor of the town. In the case that neither party holds a majority in a parish council, an elected independent or third party candidate will make the decision of which of the tied political parties should be awarded the mayorship of the capital of the parish. In the case that no independent or third party candidates were elected, the mayorship will be dependent on which party received the higher popular vote in the parish. Background Local government elections are constitutionally due every three years so these elections were due to be held on 5 December 2010.http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=25016 Local Government elections postponed 15 December 2010http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=26355 Local government elections delayed 10 February 2011 however were delayed several times before finally being called by the newly elected PNP government. The previous elections in 2007 were held just following the JLP's victory in the general election of that year, while these elections followed the 2011 general election in which the PNP gained a supermajority in a landslide. Electoral System The elections were conducted under universal suffrage with every adult citizen resident in Jamaica and on the register being permitted to vote. Any commonwealth citizen resident for at east a year in Jamaica was also permitted to vote.Registration Procedures https://ecj.com.jm/voters/voter-information/registration-procedures/ 2025-05-04 Electoral Commission of Jamaica en-US The electoral system used was first-past-the-post. Councillor candidates are nominated by political parties in the electoral divisions and are voted on and directly elected by the electorate. The mayor of Portmore is also directly elected. Control of the parish councils depends on the party which controls the majority of the divisions within the parish. The post of mayor of the capital town of the parish is awarded to the party which controls the parish council. The party will then appoint one of its councillors in the parish to be mayor of the town. In the case that neither party holds a majority in a parish council, an elected independent or third party candidate will make the decision of which of the tied political parties should be awarded the mayorship of the capital of the parish. In the case that no independent or third party candidates were elected, the mayorship will be dependent on which party received the higher popular vote in the parish. Results The People's National Party secured a landslide victory by winning 151 divisions to the Jamaica Labour Party's 75, in addition to the mayorship of Portmore.Local elections 2012 The results saw the PNP holding majorities in 12 of the 13 parish councils, with the 13th council, Trelawny, being tied by the two major political parties with one elected independent candidate. It was decided by the independent candidate that the mayorship of Falmouth, the capital of Trelawny, would be awarded to the PNP with the JLP receiving the deputy mayor position. Councillor election Parish councils The party which controls each of the 13 parish councils and appoints a mayor for the capital of the parish is the party which wins the majority of divisions in the parish. In the case that neither party holds a majority in a parish council, an elected independent or third party candidate will make the decision of which of the tied political parties should be awarded the mayorship of the capital of the parish. In the case that no independent or third party candidates were elected, the mayorship will be dependent on which party received the higher popular vote in the parish. Seats +/– Councils +/– People's National Party 318097 151 +57 12 +9 Jamaica Labour Party 245717 75 –58 0 –10 Marcus Garvey People's Political Party 280 0 New 0 New Independents 4047 2 +2 0 0 +1 0 By parish Parish councilPNPJLPOtherMayorshipDeputy MayorshipKingston and St. Andrew Corporation26140PNPPNPSt. Catherine15140PNPPNPSt. Thomas730PNPPNPPortland540PNPPNPSt. Mary850PNPPNPSt. Ann1150PNPPNPTrelawny441PNPJLPSt. James1340PNPPNPHanover511PNPPNPClarendon12100PNPPNPManchester1140PNPPNPSt. Elizabeth960PNPPNPWestmoreland1400PNPPNPTotal151752PNP: 13JLP: 0PNP: 12JLP: 1Source: Jamaica Gleaner Portmore mayoral election Portmore Municipal Council Election, 2012 Jamaica parliamentary no 2007 2016 Jamaican Local Government Election 2016 All 12 seats in the Portmore Municipal Council 7 26 March 2013 George Lee People's National Party 11 41.7% 5 6 15, 011 63.84% 15.15 Keith Hinds Jamaica Labour Party 58.3% 6 1 6 8, 287 35.24% 16.07 Alrick Davis Independent (politician) 0% 0 0 - 216 .71% 0.71% The Mayor of Portmore is the chairman of the Portmore Municipal Council, the legislative body for the city. The Mayor is directly elected based on popular vote and is tasked with setting the policies and by-laws that will affect the city, as it relates to: road maintenance, parks, property taxes, etc... Despite being within the Saint Catherine, due to its population; Portmore was granted city status and 'independence' from the Saint Catherine Parish Council. References Jamaica Category:Local elections in Jamaica Local