2020 Jamaican general election
General elections are scheduled to be held in Jamaica on 3 September 2020.[1] Under the constitution, elections had been required between 25 February and 10 June 2021. However, the Prime Minister called early elections.
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Electoral system
The 63 members of the House of Representatives are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.[2]
Campaign
The two main parties, the Jamaica Labour Party and People's National Party agreed to participate in three televised debates hosted by the Jamaica Debates Commission.[3]
The People's National Party campaigned for a referendum on removing Queen Elizabeth II as head of state.[4]
gollark: Ah, a light show!
gollark: You'd hope so, Cloud, but alas.
gollark: Oh?
gollark: The idea is to *deprecate* it, not *remove* it.
gollark: That's an unofficial one.
References
- Jamaica Votes In General Election On September 3, 2020 Jamaica Gleaner, 11 August 2020
- Electoral System IPU
- PNP, JLP agree to political debates ahead of next general elections Jamaica Observer, 18 October 2019
- "PNP vows to hold referendum on whether to remove Queen if elected". jamaica-gleaner.com. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020..
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