Jamaica election: PM Andrew Holness wins rare third term

The incumbent, who has been in office since 2016, campaigned on the strength of his economic record.

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The Caribbean nation's electoral commission said the Labour Party had won 34 seats, beating the opposition People's National Party (PNP), which secured 29 seats, according to preliminary figures.

The candidate for the PNP, Mark Golding, has conceded defeat.

Holness campaigned on a promise to lower the income tax rate from 25% to 15%, while Golding had said he would raise the income tax threshold.

The incumbent was also credited by many voters for bringing down the number of homicides in the country after the murder rate fell to its lowest in 25 years in the first quarter of 2025, according to official figures.