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Posted: Friday, October 18, 2002
Source: Jamaica Information Service
                                    

Election Returns 2002
(Based on information gleaned from local radio and television)
The People’s National Party (PNP) has been returned to power for a historic fourth term, in yesterday’s General Elections. The preliminary results showed that the PNP had captured 35 out of the 60-seat House of Representatives, with the major opposition party, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), wining 25 seats.

As well as creating history for the PNP, the leadership of Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, has earned him the distinction of being the first Jamaican Prime Minister to be elected for three consecutive terms – 1993, 1997, 2002.

The results of this election has given the PNP its eighth election win, coming from seven wins out of the 13 previous General Elections - the JLP had won six and the PNP seven. In the last General Elections on December 18,1997, the PNP won 50 seats and the JLP, 10.
Popular Vote 
Party  Votes 
PNP  293674 
JLP  267077 
NDM/NJA 1848 
REP  1625 
UPP 246 
IEWFIPP 115 
IND  164
 
Called Seats 
Party  Seats 
PNP  35 
JLP 25 
NDM/NJA 0 
UPP  0 
IEWFIPP 0 
IND  0 
REP  0 
 

The following is a detailed listing of the corporate results:
St. Andrew
West Rural Final count
A. Gallimore JLP 8064
H. Bennett NJA 161
H. Matthews UPP 17
L. McKenzie IEWFIPP 19
C. Archer PNP 6231
West Central final count
P. Roberts PNP 5385
A. Holness JLP 6769
L. James NJA 40
P. Roberts IND 78
EAST CENTRAL FINAL COunt
C. RIDELL JLP 3498
J.FRANCIS NJA 81
P. PHILLIPS PNP 6402
M. GREENLAND IND 20
SOUTH EASTERN final count
M. HENRY-WILSON PNP 7282
P. TOWNSEND NJA 22
P. HENRIQUES JLP 4176
EASTERN Final Count
C. CAMPBELL PNP 5119
A. MILLER NJA 312
ST. A. BARTLETT JLP 5591
NORTH EASTERN final count
R. ALDER IEWFIPP 50
L. GREEN PNP 2629
D. CHUCK JLP 5695
NORTH CENTRAL final count
K. SAMUDA JLP 5718
G. WHYTE NJA 91
B. CLARKE PNP 3732
NORTH WESTERN   final count
N. WILSON PNP 3803
D. CHAMPAGNIE IEWFIPP 17
D. SMITH JLP 5482
R. HIGGINS NJA 151
EAST RURAL   final count
J. HIBBERT JLP 6846
O. CLUE PNP 6720
WESTERN   final count
O. WILLIAMS PNP N/A
J. YOUNG JLP N/A
C. CAMPBELL NJA N/A
J. NGUNU IND N/A
L. LINDSAY IEWFIPP N/A
SOUTH WESTERN   final count
G. REID JLP 608
P. SIMPSON-MILLER PNP 9688
SOUTHERN   final count
O. DAVIES PNP 1196
D. MESSIAS JLP 581
CLARENDON
CENTRAL   final count
M. Henry JLP 18499
L. Hylton  PNP 10442
NORTHERN   final count
L. Broderick  JLP 5292
H. Dalley PNP 6004
NORTH CENTRAL   final count
P. Charles JLP 5589
G. Lyn  PNP 5091
A. Golding  IEWFIPP 11
NORTH WESTERN   final count
R. Azan  PNP 6456
M. Stern  NJA 170
C. Stone  JLP 5743
SOUTH EASTERN   final count
B. Burrell  PNP 7744
R. Spencer  JLP 7654
St. A. Sinclair NJA 105
SOUTH WESTERN   final count
C. Learmond  PNP 6921
J. Williams  JLP 4967
V. Simpson  NJA 41
ST. MARY
SOUTH EAST   final count
H. DOUGLAS PNP 6306
T. PERALTO JLP 3736
L. FERGUSON NJM 129
P. HARRISON UPP  
CENTRAL   final count
M. GUY PNP 7562
S. HAUGHTON-JAMES JLP 4728
G. OFFICER NJA 16
HAUGHTON-CARDENAS UPP 153
WESTERN   final count
N. MCGILL PNP 8091
H. KNIGHT JLP 7376
R. PURCELL NJA 27
D. WHITE  UPP 14
ST JAMES
EAST CENTRAL   final count
D. COLOMATHI  PNP 5117
E. BARTLETT  JLP 6315
C. CAMERON  NJA 24
NORTH WESTERN   final count
G. BROWN  PNP 6426
H. CHANG  JLP 8820
A. REID  NJA 64
R. BLACK  IND 30
WEST CENTRAL   final count
H. SOLOMON  PNP 5888
C. MULLINGS  JLP 7047
J. REID  NJA 36
SOUTHERN   final count
D. KELLIER  PNP 6011
C. RHODEN  JLP 4562
ST. ANN
SOUTH EAST   final count
P. FAKHOURIE JLP 3908
A. ASSAMBA PNP 6552
L. CAMPBELL NJA 20
NORTH EAST   final count
S. ROBINSON JLP 11345
C. JACKSON PNP 10243
A. CAMPBELL NLJ 35
C. NKRUMAH UPP 27
NORTH WEST   final count
V. PARCHMENT JLP 7227
A. BERTRAM PNP 7383
M. ASHER NJL 74
T. LEWIS IND  
SOUTH WEST   final count
E. SMITH JLP 5731
G. SHAW PNP 4592
D. ABRIKHAN NJA 34
MANCHESTER
CENTRAL   final count
J. JUNOR  PNP 8991
N. HORNE  JLP 7225
B. ELLIOTT  NJA 101
SOUTHERN   final count
M. PEART  PNP 8077
N. SIMPSON  JLP 5705
NORTH WESTERN   final count
D. PEART  PNP 6693
J. DORAN  JLP 4059
C. DIETRICH  NJA 76
NORTH EAST   final count
A. SHAW  JLP 7450
D. MILLER  PNP 6385
TRELAWNY
NORTH    final count
C. Jobson  JLP 7496
P Harris  PNP 8829
O. Gardner  NJA 57
South   final count
D. MC Daniel  JLP  5886
D. Chen  PNP 4406
J .Johnson  IND 3
WESTMORELAND
WESTERN   final count
W. McNeill  PNP 8382
P. Atkinson  JLP 5199
CENTRAL   final count
E. Karl Blythe  PNP 8460
T. Brooks  JLP 6510
EASTERN   final count
P. J. Patterson  PNP 5813
D. Foote  JLP 2331
ST. ELIZABETH
NORTH WESTERN   final count
J.C. Hutchinson  JLP 7494
S. Redwood  PNP 7594
NORTH EASTERN    final count
B. Perriel  JLP 5211
R. Clarke  PNP 8532
SOUTH EASTERN    final count
L. Blake  PNP 7594
F Witter  JLP 7494
E. Powell  NJA 100
SOUTH WESTERN    final count
D. Buchanan  PNP 7655
D. Sangster  JLP  7546
ST. CATHERINE
NORTH WEST   final count
R. PICKERSGILL PNP 3023
S. NESBETH JLP 2111
SOUTH WESTERN   final count
H. THOMPSON NJA 89
E. WARMINGTON JLP 8248
J. EDWARDS PNP 7285
CENTRAL   final count
P. RUDDOCK NJA 212
O. GRANGE JLP 8143
H. WHITE PNP 2497
SOUTH CENTRAL   final count
T. GARVEY JLP 5057
S. HAY-WEBSTER PNP 5226
SOUTHERN   final count
E. WILLIAMSON JLP 4549
F. JACKSON PNP 5372
D. TAYLOR NJA N/A
SOUTH EASTERN   final count
P. ROBERTSON PNP 7042
A. WILLIAMS JLP 5582
M. CHAMBERS IND N/A
T. SHARRAS IEWFIPP 5
NORTH EASTERN   final count
P. MITCHELL PNP 4605
A.DABOUB JLP 5278
EAST CENTRAL   final count
A. CAMPBELL IND N/A
R. NOTICE JLP 3539
K.D. KNIGHT PNP 5305
WEST CENTRAL   final count
K. BAUGH JLP 6705
A. BARKER PNP 4134
KINGSTON
WESTERN   final count
E. SEAGA  JLP 6582
J. WITTER  PNP 741
L. MARTIN  REPUB.  
CENTRAL   final count
V. CUMMINGS  PNP 5439
J ANDERSON  IEWFIPP 24
C. COLLIE  JLP 3307
EAST AND PORT ROYAL   final count
M. ABDUS-SALAAM NJA 248
P. SANGSTER  JLP 4918
P. PAULWELL  PNP 7984
B. RATTRAY  UPP 16
ST. THOMAS
WESTERN   final count
A. HYLTON PNP 7364
J. ROBERTSON JLP 8626
EASTERN   final count
F. FERGUSON PNP 7371
D. WRIGHT JLP 6013
T. WEBLEY NJA 35
PORTLAND
EASTERN   final count
D. RHODD  PNP 8180
D. MINOTT  JLP 5584
WESTERN   final count
E. ENNIS  PNP 4906
K. ROWE  JLP 4683
R. SHIRLEY  UPP  
HANOVER
EASTERN   final count
L. HILL  PNP 5065
B. GRAY  JLP 5744
W. MALCOLM  UPP 23
WESTERN   final count
R. ANSON  PNP 7426
T. SPENCE  JLP 5676
L. SHARPE  NJA 38
 
The turnout at the polls was at a low 52 per cent due to heavy rains and widespread flooding, which resulted in the late opening of some polling stations. However, the election machinery, which had been upgraded, stood to the test. 

The enumeration exercise, which had preceded the elections, had for the first time, captured 95 per cent of eligible persons, making the voters list undisputable, and removing, once and for all, a traditional source of dispute and trouble at polling stations. Additionally, the computerization of the process and the database was a first.

There was also improvement in the arrangements for Election Day. The previous low number of election workers, along with insufficient training had in the past, tended to slow down the voting process and provide the opportunity for disruption on the part of unruly party supporters. But with some 18,000 high caliber persons trained as Presiding Officers, Poll Clerks and Supervisors at polling stations around the island, voting was smooth.

The Electoral Advisory Committee also worked closely with the Jamaica Constabulary Force and the Jamaica Defense Force, to ensure the safety of voters, electoral officials, local and foreign journalists, and observer groups, the local Citizens Association for Free and Fair Election (CAFFE), and the Carter Center, led by former United States President, Jimmy Carter, with a delegation of 59 observers from 16 countries deployed in 25 constituencies throughout Jamaica.