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#JamaicaVotes2025: JLP holds slight lead in preliminary results

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The governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) maintains a razor-thin lead ahead of the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) as a dead heat develops in the race to Gordon House, with early votes trickling in for the September 3 general elections.

Preliminary statistics from the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) as at 7:40 pm local time on Wednesday show the JLP holding a lead in 33 constituencies island-wide versus the PNP’s dominance in 29 seats.

Polling closed at 5:00 pm

See breakdown in table below:

ConstituencyJamaica Labour PartyPeople’s National Party
Kingston Central4,0103,504
Kingston East Rural & Port Royal8624.307
Kingston Western3,134219
St Andrew West Rural 4,4274,379
St Andrew Western 2,2392,614
St Andrew West Central4,0563,097
St Andrew East Central812504
St Andrew South Western 4363,590
St Andrew Southern 3064,446
St Andrew South Eastern 2,8274,710
St Andrew Eastern4,6905,398
St Andrew North Eastern4,8833,555
St Andrew North Central 4,0922,208
St Andrew North Western3,1732,272
St Thomas Western1,2231,060
St Thomas Eastern3,3543,763
Portland Eastern2,6772,602
Portland Western3,0952,369
St Mary South Eastern1,5471,475
St Mary Central1,9102,882
St Mary Western9642
St Ann South Eastern2,0483,859
St Ann North Eastern8,1425,873
St Ann North Western4,4954,478
St Ann South Eastern3,7093,008
Trelawny North Western3,4023,709
St James Southern2,7312,776
Hanover Eastern 651775
Hanover Western3,7404,298
Westmoreland Western351411
Westmoreland Central5,9347,436
Westmoreland Eastern 5,0126,595
St Elizabeth North Western5,5553,831
St Elizabeth North Eastern5,2785,504
St Elizabeth South Western4,1463,762
St Elizabeth South Eastern9911,004
Manchester Southern7,9038,573
Manchester Central6,8077,181
Manchester North Western2,1292,311
Manchester North Eastern2,8572,001
Clarendon North Western5,8956,356
Clarendon Northern2,6002,847
Clarendon North Central2,7092,245
Clarendon Central2,263913
Clarendon South Western1,7833,396
Clarendon South Eastern1,4311,005
St Catherine North Eastern1,6181,823
St Catherine South Western5,8794,084
St Catherine Southern3,7655,422
St Catherine Central 4,9301,181
St Catherine South Eastern1,1301,134
St Catherine North Central2,6175,040

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