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The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica. It is considered more to the right than its main rival, the People's National Party.
   The party was founded on July 8, 1943 by Alexander Bustamante as the political wing of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union. The JLP has governed Jamaica from independence in 1962 to 1972, from 1980 to 1989, and from 2007 to the present.
   Bustamante led the JLP from its founding until 1964, when he retired from active participation in politics. However, he didn't relinquish the title of party leader for several years, until the party, following its defeat in the 1972 elections, gave him the honorific title of "The Chief". In the interim the party was led by Donald Sangster (until 1967) and Hugh Shearer (until 1974), with the title of "First Deputy Leader". Edward Seaga became the second Leader in 1974, succeeding Shearer, and served as prime minister from 1980 to 1989. Bruce Golding succeeded Seaga in 2005 as the JLP's third leader, and went on to lead the party to victory over the PNP in the September 2007 elections.
   The JLP uses the Liberty Bell, the victory sign, and the colour green as electoral symbols.

List of Party Leaders

Sir Alexander Bustamante (1943-1967)
Sir Donald Sangster (acting)* (Feb 1967 - April 1967)
Hugh Shearer (acting)* (1967 - 1974)
Edward Seaga (1974-2005)
Bruce Golding (2005-present)

* Donald Sangster and Hugh Shearer were not actually leaders of the JLP but were de facto party leaders during Bustamante's illness.

September 3 General Elections

ť List of Winning Candidates by Constituency:

Kingston West- Bruce Golding (incumbent) - Retained the seat St. James North-West- Dr. Horace Chang (incumbent) - Retained the seat
   West Central- Clive Mullings (incumbent) - Retained the seat
   East Central- Edmund Bartlett (incumbent) - Retained the seat Clarendon North-West- Micheal Stern - Won the seat
   Central- Mike Henry (incumbent) - Retained the seat
   North- Laurie Broderick - Won the seat
   South East- Rudyard Spencer (incumbent) - Retained the seat
   North Central- Pearnel Charles (incumbent) - Retained the seat Manchester North East- Audley Shaw - (incumbent) - Retained the seat Portland West- Daryl Vaz - Won the seat St. Thomas West- James Robertson (incumbent) - Retained the seat St. Mary West- Robert Montague - Won the seat
   South East- Tarn Peralto - Won the seat Trelawny South- Marissa Dalrymple-Philbert - Retained the seat St. Ann North East- Shahine Robinson (incumbent) - Retained the seat
   North West- Othneil Lawrence - Won the seat
   South West- Ernest Smith (incumbent) - Retained the seat St. Elizabeth South East- Franklyn Witter - Won the seat
   North West- JC Hutchinson (incumbent) - Retained the seat
   South West- Dr. Christopher Tufton - Won the seat St. Catherine Central- Olivia Babsy Grange (incumbent) - Retained the seat
   North Eastern- Gregory Mair - Retained the seat
   South Western- Everald Warmington (incumbent) - Retained the seat
   West Central- Dr. Kenneth Baugh (incumbent) - Retained the seat St. Andrew West Central- Andrew Holness(incumbent) - Retained the seat
   North West- Derrick Smith(incumbent) - Retained the seat
   East- Dr St. Aubyn Bartlett (incumbent) - Retained the seat
   East Rural- Joseph Hibbert (incumbent) - Retained the seat
   North Central- Karl Samuda (incumbent) - Retained the seat
   North East- Delroy Chuck (incumbent) - Retained the seat
   West Rural- Andrew Gallimore (incumbent) - Retained the seat

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