By: Staff Writer
September 5, 2025
Incumbent Jamaican Prime Minister, Andrew Holness and his Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has successfully won re-election for a third consecutive time, beating out the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) led by Mark Golding.
The results released early on Thursday showed that Holness’ JLP won at least 34 seats on September 3. On the other hand, the PNP, secured 29 of the 63 seats in parliament.
“Make no mistake about it, this was not an easy victory,” Holness told supporters after declaring victory, according to local media reports
In a post on X, he announced that his “historic third term” was not just a win for his party but “a win for you, the people”.
Conceding in a brief speech, Golding said he was disappointed in the outcome but acknowledged his opponent’s success.
Also participating in Wednesday’s general elections were the Jamaica Progressive Party, the United Independents’ Congress and nine independent candidates seeking a seat in various constituencies.
Official voter turnout was just 38.8%, only slightly higher than the turnout for the 2020 elections during the pandemic.
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.
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.
While there was some criticism of the measures used to bring about the drop in crime – such as states of emergency being declared in some regions – the increased sense of safety seems to have helped propel Holness to another term.
But the economy was at the centre of the election campaign with the Labour Party pointing to the low unemployment rate of 3.3% as one of its achievements in office.
Additionally, Holness’ government announced major investment projects for the country leading up to the election, including the $1 billion Harmony Cove and the $700 million Moon Palace, The Grand Montego Bay.