Jamaica Labour Party

The Jamaica Labour Party is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica. It is considered more to the right than its main rival, the People's National Party. The party was founded in 1943 by Alexander Bustamante as the political wing of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union. It ruled from independence in 1962 to 1972, and from 1980 to 1989. Bustamante led the party from its founding until 1964, when he retired from active participation in politics. However, he did not relinquish the title of party leader for several years, until the party, following its defeat in the 1972 elections, gave him the honorific title of "The Chief". In the interim the party was led by Donald Sangster (until 1967) and Hugh Shearer (until 1974), with the title of "First Deputy Leader". The party uses the Liberty Bell and the colour green as electoral symbols.

List of Party Leaders

• Sir Alexander Bustamante (1943-1967)
• Sir Donald Sangster (acting)* (Feb 1967 - April 1967)
• Hugh Shearer (acting)* (1967 - 1974)
• Edward Seaga (1974-2005)
• Bruce Golding (2005-present)

* Donald Sangster and Hugh Shearer were not actually leaders of the JLP but were de facto party leaders during Bustamante's illness.

September 3 General Elections

List of Winning Candidates by Constituency:

Kingston West- Bruce Golding (incumbent) - Retained the seat

St. James North-West- Dr. Horace Chang (incumbent) - Retained the seat West Central- Clive Mullings (incumbent) - Retained the seat East Central- Edmund Bartlett (incumbent) - Retained the seat

Clarendon North-West- Micheal Stern - Won the seat Central- Mike Henry (incumbent) - Retained the seat North- Laurie Broderick - Won the seat South East- Rudyard Spencer (incumbent) - Retained the seat North Central- Pearnel Charles (incumbent) - Retained the seat Hanover East- Barrington Gray (incumbent) - Retained the seat Manchester North East- Audley Shaw - (incumbent) - Retained the seat Portland West- Daryl Vaz - Won the seat St. Thomas West- James Robertson (incumbent) - Retained the seat St. Mary West- Robert Montague - Won the seat South East- Tarn Peralto - Won the seat Trelawny South- Marissa Dalrymple-Philbert (incumbent) - Retained the seat St. Ann North East- Shahine Robinson (incumbent) - Won the seat North West- Othneil Lawrence - Won the seat South West- Ernest Smith - Won the seat St. Elizabeth South East- Franklyn Witter - Won the seat North West- JC Hutchinson (incumbent) - Retained the seat South West Dr. Christopher Tufton (incumbent) - Retained the seat St. Catherine Central- Olivia Babsy Grange (incumbent) - Retained the seat North Eastern- Gregory Mair (incumbent) - Retained the seat South Western- Everald Williamson (incumbent) - Retained the seat West Central- Dr. Kenneth Baugh (incumbent) - Retained the seat St. Andrew West Central- Andrew Holness(incumbent) - Retained the seat North West- Derrick Smith(incumbent) - Retained the seat East- Dr- St. Aubyn Bartlett (incumbent) - Retained the seat East Rural- Joseph Hibbert (incumbent) - Retained the seat North Central- Karl Samuda (incumbent) - Retained the seat North East- Delroy Chuck (incumbent) - Retained the seat West Rural- Andrew Gallimore (incumbent) - Retained the seat

See also

• Official JLP website

•  • e Political parties in Jamaica
Jamaica Labour Party - National Democratic Movement - People's National Party - United People's Party
- List of political parties - Politics of Jamaica