Jamaica Labour Party information

Jamaica Labour Party
Jamaica Labour Party
Leader	Andrew Holness
Chairman	Robert Montague
General Secretary	Horace Chang
Founder	Alexander Bustamante
Founded	8 July 1943
Split from	People's National Party
Headquarters	20 Belmont Road, Kingston 5
Youth wing	Young Jamaica; Generation 2000
Women's Group	Women's Freedom Movement (WFM)
Trade Union Wing	Bustamante Industrial Trade Union
Ideology	Nationalism; Conservatism; Fiscal conservatism; Republicanism; Historically:; Fabianism; Paternalistic conservatism
Political position	Centre-right; Historically:; Centre
Regional affiliation	Caribbean Democrat Union; West Indies Democratic Labour Party (1957–1961)
Colors	Green
Anthem	"The JLP Anthem"
House of Representatives	48 / 63
Senate	13 / 21
Local Government	113 / 228
Municipal Councils	7 / 14
Website
	jamaicalabourparty.com
	Politics of Jamaica; Political parties; Elections;

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP; Jamaican Patois: Jumieka Lieba Paati) is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica, the other being the People's National Party (PNP). While its name might suggest that it is a social democratic party (as is the case for "Labour" parties in several other Commonwealth realms such as Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom), the JLP is actually a conservative party.^[15]^[16]^[17]

It is the current governing party, having won 49 of the 63 parliamentary seats in the lower house of parliament (House of Representatives) in the 2020 general elections.

The JLP uses a bell, the victory sign, and the colour green as electoral symbols. The JLP is a member of the Caribbean Democrat Union.

^ King, Cheryl L. A. (2003). Wipf and Stock Publishers (ed.). Michael Manley and Democratic Socialism: Political Leadership and Ideology in Jamaica. p. 1. ISBN 9781592442348. Archived from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
^ Monteith, Kathleen E. A.; Richards, Glen (2001). University of the West Indies Press (ed.). Jamaica in Slavery and Freedom: History, Heritage and Culture. pp. 365–366. ISBN 9789766401085. Archived from the original on 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
^ ^a ^b Austin, Diane J. (1987). Taylor & Francis (ed.). Urban Life in Kingston, Jamaica: The Culture and Class Ideology of Two Neighborhoods. p. 13. ISBN 9782881240065. Archived from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
^ "Jamaica country profile". BBC. 10 January 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
^ Thomason, Ian (2009). Faber & Faber (ed.). The Dead Yard: Tales of Modern Jamaica. p. 68. ISBN 9780571252343. Archived from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
^ Wallace, Elisabeth (1977). University of Toronto Press (ed.). The British Caribbean from the Decline of Colonialism to the End of Federation. University of Toronto Press. p. 41. ISBN 9780802053510.
^ Davidson, Vernon (29 March 2015). "Holness outlines the JLP's philosophy". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
^ Scott, Romario (August 8, 2020). "PNP vows to hold referendum on whether to remove Queen, if elected". The Gleaner.
^ Leonard E. Barrett, ed. (1988). The Rastafarians: Sounds of Cultural Dissonance. Beacon Press. p. 220. ISBN 9780807010266.
^ Axel Klein; Marcus Day; Anthony Harriott (13 November 2004). Caribbean Drugs: From Criminalization to Harm Reduction. Zed Books. pp. 70–. ISBN 978-1-84277-499-1. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
^ Robin Gauldie (July 2007). Jamaica. New Holland Publishers. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-1-84537-859-2. Archived from the original on 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
^ John A. Bushnell, ed. (2018). Active Diplomacy to Achieve Us Objectives 1960-1991, in Central America, Washington, Panama, and Argentina. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781984539625. Jamaica had a leftist socialist government under the PNP [People's National Party] and Prime Minister Michael Manley until the more conservative or centrist JLP [Jamaica Labour Party] won a majority in the Congress toward the end of ...
^ Gale Research Company, ed. (1977). Countries of the World and Their Leaders. ISBN 9780810310384. The Jamaica Labour Party ( JLP ) is a centrist party and is loosely organized at present .
^ "The JLP Anthem". jamaicalabourparty.com. Jamaica Labour Party. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^ Charles Green (9 May 2002). Manufacturing Powerlessness in the Black Diaspora: Inner-City Youth and the New Global Frontier. AltaMira Press. pp. 133–. ISBN 978-0-585-38626-3. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
^ Sherry Paprocki; Sean Dolan (1 January 2009). Bob Marley: Musician. Infobase Publishing. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-1-4381-0072-2. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
^ Nancy Foner (20 August 2013). One Out of Three: Immigrant New York in the 21st Century. Columbia University Press. pp. 235–. ISBN 978-0-231-53513-7. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

[1] King, Cheryl L. A. (2003). Wipf and Stock Publishers (ed.). Michael Manley and Democratic Socialism: Political Leadership and Ideology in Jamaica. p. 1. ISBN 9781592442348. Archived from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-14.

[2] Monteith, Kathleen E. A.; Richards, Glen (2001). University of the West Indies Press (ed.). Jamaica in Slavery and Freedom: History, Heritage and Culture. pp. 365–366. ISBN 9789766401085. Archived from the original on 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2018-07-14.

[Austin-3] Austin, Diane J. (1987). Taylor & Francis (ed.). Urban Life in Kingston, Jamaica: The Culture and Class Ideology of Two Neighborhoods. p. 13. ISBN 9782881240065. Archived from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-14.

[4] "Jamaica country profile". BBC. 10 January 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

[5] Thomason, Ian (2009). Faber & Faber (ed.). The Dead Yard: Tales of Modern Jamaica. p. 68. ISBN 9780571252343. Archived from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-14.

[6] Wallace, Elisabeth (1977). University of Toronto Press (ed.). The British Caribbean from the Decline of Colonialism to the End of Federation. University of Toronto Press. p. 41. ISBN 9780802053510.

[7] Davidson, Vernon (29 March 2015). "Holness outlines the JLP's philosophy". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

[8] Scott, Romario (August 8, 2020). "PNP vows to hold referendum on whether to remove Queen, if elected". The Gleaner.

[9] Leonard E. Barrett, ed. (1988). The Rastafarians: Sounds of Cultural Dissonance. Beacon Press. p. 220. ISBN 9780807010266.

[KleinDay2004-10] Axel Klein; Marcus Day; Anthony Harriott (13 November 2004). Caribbean Drugs: From Criminalization to Harm Reduction. Zed Books. pp. 70–. ISBN 978-1-84277-499-1. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

[Gauldie2007-11] Robin Gauldie (July 2007). Jamaica. New Holland Publishers. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-1-84537-859-2. Archived from the original on 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2016-10-18.

[12] John A. Bushnell, ed. (2018). Active Diplomacy to Achieve Us Objectives 1960-1991, in Central America, Washington, Panama, and Argentina. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781984539625. Jamaica had a leftist socialist government under the PNP [People's National Party] and Prime Minister Michael Manley until the more conservative or centrist JLP [Jamaica Labour Party] won a majority in the Congress toward the end of ...

[13] Gale Research Company, ed. (1977). Countries of the World and Their Leaders. ISBN 9780810310384. The Jamaica Labour Party ( JLP ) is a centrist party and is loosely organized at present .

[14] "The JLP Anthem". jamaicalabourparty.com. Jamaica Labour Party. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

[Green2002-15] Charles Green (9 May 2002). Manufacturing Powerlessness in the Black Diaspora: Inner-City Youth and the New Global Frontier. AltaMira Press. pp. 133–. ISBN 978-0-585-38626-3. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

[PaprockiDolan2009-16] Sherry Paprocki; Sean Dolan (1 January 2009). Bob Marley: Musician. Infobase Publishing. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-1-4381-0072-2. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

[Foner2013-17] Nancy Foner (20 August 2013). One Out of Three: Immigrant New York in the 21st Century. Columbia University Press. pp. 235–. ISBN 978-0-231-53513-7. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

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