2002 Jamaican general election

none Jamaica parliamentary 1997 Jamaican general election 1997 2007 Jamaican general election 2007 All 60 seats in the House of Representatives 31 2002 10 16 yes 59.06% ( 6.16pp) People's National Party P.J. Patterson PJPatterson.jpg 145 120 160 0 10 50 34 16 396,590 52.09% Jamaica Labour Party Edward Seaga Edward Seaga, September 1988 (cropped).jpeg 130 120 160 0 0 10 26 16 360,718 47.38% Prime Minister Prime Minister after election P.J. Patterson People's National Party P.J. Patterson People's National Party General elections were held in Jamaica on 16 October 2002.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 978-0-19-928357-6 The result was a victory for the People's National Party, which won 34 of the 60 seats, whilst voter turnout was 59%. PNP leader P. J. Patterson retained his position as Prime Minister, becoming the first political leader to win three successive elections. Patterson stepped down on 26 February 2006, and was replaced by Portia Simpson-Miller, Jamaica's first female prime minister. Results File:2002 Jamaican Parliament.svg People's National Party 396590 34 –16 Jamaica Labour Party 360718 26 +16 National Democratic Movement–Jamaica National Alliance for Unity 2895 0 0 United People's Party 548 0 New Imperial Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated Political Party 162 0 New Independents 452 0 0 0 7393 1301638 Nohlen References General Category:General elections in Jamaica Jamaica Category:October 2002 in North America