Jamaica Labour Party
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP; Jamaican Patois: Jumieka Lieba Paati) is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica, the other being the People's National Party (PNP). While its name might suggest that it is a social democratic party (as is the case for "Labour" parties in several other Commonwealth realms such as Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom), the JLP is actually a conservative party.
Jamaica Labour Party | |
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| Leader | Andrew Holness |
| Chairman | Robert Montague |
| General Secretary | Horace Chang |
| Founder | Alexander Bustamante |
| Founded | 8 July 1943 |
| Split from | People's National Party |
| Headquarters | 20 Belmont Road, Kingston 5 |
| Youth wing | Young Jamaica Generation 2000 |
| Women's Group | Women's Freedom Movement (WFM) |
| Trade Union Wing | Bustamante Industrial Trade Union |
| Ideology | Nationalism Conservatism Fiscal conservatism Republicanism Historically: Fabianism Paternalistic conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right Historically: Centre |
| Regional affiliation | Caribbean Democrat Union West Indies Democratic Labour Party (1957–1961) |
| Colors | Green |
| Anthem | "The JLP Anthem" |
| House of Representatives | 48 / 63
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| Senate | 13 / 21
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| Local Government | 113 / 228
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| Parish Councils | 7 / 13
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| Website | |
| jamaicalabourparty | |
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It is the current governing party, having won 49 of the 63 parliamentary seats in the lower house of parliament (House of Representatives) in the 2020 general elections.
The JLP uses a bell, the victory sign, and the colour green as electoral symbols. The JLP is a member of the Caribbean Democrat Union.
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