2007 Jamaican general election

General elections were held in Jamaica on 3 September 2007. They had originally been scheduled for 27 August 2007 but were delayed due to Hurricane Dean. The preliminary results indicated a slim victory for the opposition Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) led by Bruce Golding, which grew by two seats from 31–29 to 33-27 after official recounts. The JLP defeated the People's National Party after eighteen years of unbroken governance.

2007 Jamaican general election
3 September 2007
All 60 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout61.46% ( 2.40pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Bruce Golding Portia Simpson-Miller
Party JLP PNP
Last election 47.38%, 26 seats 52.09%, 34 seats
Seats won 32 28
Seat change 6 6
Popular vote 410,438 405,293
Percentage 50.27% 49.64%
Swing 2.89pp 2.45pp
Prime Minister before election

Portia Simpson-Miller
PNP

 Prime Minister after election

Bruce Golding
JLP

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