Jamaica Labour Party
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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.[14][15][16]
Jamaica Labour Party | |
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Leader | Andrew Holness |
Chairman | Robert Montague |
General Secretary | Horace Chang |
Founder | Alexander Bustamante |
Founded | 8 July 1943 (1943-07-08) |
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[1][2][3] Conservatism[4][5][6] Fiscal conservatism[7] Republicanism[8] Historically: Fabianism[3] Paternalistic conservatism[9] |
Political position | Centre-right[10][11] Historically: Centre[12] |
Regional affiliation | Caribbean Democrat Union West Indies Democratic Labour Party (1957–1961) |
Colors | Green |
Anthem | "The JLP Anthem"[13] |
House of Representatives | 48 / 63
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Senate | 13 / 21
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Local Government | 113 / 228
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Municipal Councils | 7 / 14
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Website | |
jamaicalabourparty | |
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.