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Encyclopedia > Jamaica Labour Party
Politics of Jamaica

Politics of Jamaica
Political parties in Jamaica
Elections in Jamaica Flag of Jamaica. ... Queen Elizabeth II, The Queen of Jamaica The Right Honourable Percival Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica The 1962 Constitution established a parliamentary system based on the United Kingdom model. ... Political parties in Jamaica lists political parties in Jamaica. ... Politics of Jamaica Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Jamaica ...

The Jamaica Labour Party is a conservative political party in Jamaica. At the last elections, 16 october 2002, the party won 47.2 % of popular votes and 26 out of 60 seats. It is the main opposition party, led by Edward Seaga from 1974 to 2004. In that year, Seaga stepped down from leadership and was replaced by Bruce Golding, a man with a reputation as a centrist. It has 26 of 60 seats in the Jamaica House of Representatives. Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by... Politics of Jamaica Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Jamaica ... The Right Honourable Edward Philip George Seaga (born May 28, 1930) was Prime Minister of Jamaica for the Jamaica Labour Party from 1980 to 1989, and served as leader of the opposition 1989 to January 2005. ... Bruce Golding was the founder of the Jamaican National Democratic Movement (NDM). ...


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". 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante (February 24, 1884 - August 6, 1977) was a conservative Jamaican politician and labor leader. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir Donald Burns Sangster (October 26, 1911 - April 11, 1967) was a Jamaican politician and Prime Minister of Jamaica. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the former Jamaican Prime Minister, Hugh Shearer. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...


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Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 240 kilometers in length and as much as 80 kilometers in width situated in the Caribbean Sea.
Jamaica slowly gained increasing independence from the United Kingdom, and in 1958 Jamaica became a province in the Federation of the West Indies, a federation between all the British West Indies.
Jamaica is mainly a blend of African and Anglo-Irish cultures, with influences from the Spanish and Taino cultures, although the Tainos as a people were completely wiped out by the Spanish soon after their arrival in 1494.
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