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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Slight Advantage for Ruling PNP in Jamaica
August 15, 2007
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Jamaica’s governing People’s National Party (PNP) is holding on to the lead before this month’s legislative election, according to a poll by Market Research Services Ltd. published in the Jamaican Observer. 38.8 per cent of respondents would back the PNP in this month’s ballot.
The opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is second with 35.3 per cent, and 25.9 per cent of respondents are either undecided or will not vote.
In March 2006, Portia Simpson Miller took over as head of government. Fellow party member Percival J. Patterson had served as Jamaica’s prime minister since March 1992. In the October 2002 election, the PNP elected 34 legislators to the 60-member House of Representatives. The opposition JLP secured the remaining 26 seats.
In February 2005, Bruce Golding took over as the JLP’s new leader. 41 per cent of respondents think Simpson Miller is best suited to be prime minister, while 38 per cent prefer Golding.
On Jul. 25, Simpson Miller asked governor-general Kenneth Hall to dissolve parliament and called for a general election on Aug. 27.
On Aug. 9, Simpson Miller unveiled the PNP’s election manifesto, declaring, "The party’s goal is for Jamaica to achieve developed country status, within this generation, so that our people will enjoy all the benefits of living in a quality society."
Polling Data
Which party would you vote for in the general election?
People’s National Party (PNP)
38.8%
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)
35.3%
Other / Undecided / Would not vote
25.9%
Which leader would do a better job as prime minister?
Portia Simpson Miller (PNP)
41%
Bruce Golding (JLP)
38%
Other / Undecided
21%
Source: Market Research Services Ltd. / Jamaican Observer
Methodology: Interviews with 1,096 registered Jamaican voters, conducted from Jul. 27 to Jul. 30, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
Slight Advantage for Ruling PNP in Jamaica
August 15, 2007
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Jamaica’s governing People’s National Party (PNP) is holding on to the lead before this month’s legislative election, according to a poll by Market Research Services Ltd. published in the Jamaican Observer. 38.8 per cent of respondents would back the PNP in this month’s ballot.
The opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is second with 35.3 per cent, and 25.9 per cent of respondents are either undecided or will not vote.
In March 2006, Portia Simpson Miller took over as head of government. Fellow party member Percival J. Patterson had served as Jamaica’s prime minister since March 1992. In the October 2002 election, the PNP elected 34 legislators to the 60-member House of Representatives. The opposition JLP secured the remaining 26 seats.
In February 2005, Bruce Golding took over as the JLP’s new leader. 41 per cent of respondents think Simpson Miller is best suited to be prime minister, while 38 per cent prefer Golding.
On Jul. 25, Simpson Miller asked governor-general Kenneth Hall to dissolve parliament and called for a general election on Aug. 27.
On Aug. 9, Simpson Miller unveiled the PNP’s election manifesto, declaring, "The party’s goal is for Jamaica to achieve developed country status, within this generation, so that our people will enjoy all the benefits of living in a quality society."
Polling Data
Which party would you vote for in the general election?
People’s National Party (PNP)
38.8%
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)
35.3%
Other / Undecided / Would not vote
25.9%
Which leader would do a better job as prime minister?
Portia Simpson Miller (PNP)
41%
Bruce Golding (JLP)
38%
Other / Undecided
21%
Source: Market Research Services Ltd. / Jamaican Observer
Methodology: Interviews with 1,096 registered Jamaican voters, conducted from Jul. 27 to Jul. 30, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
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