Politics of Jamaica

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Politics of Jamaica encompasses the constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy, political parties, and governmental institutions that shape the country’s governance and public policy.

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instanceOf politics of a country
administrativeDivisionType parish
antiCorruptionBody Integrity Commission of Jamaica
capitalCity Kingston
commonPolicyIssues crime and security
economic development
education
healthcare
constitutionalDocument Constitution of Jamaica
constitutionEffectiveFrom 1962
country Jamaica
dominantPartySystem two-party system
electoralManagementBody Electoral Office of Jamaica
electoralSystemLowerHouse first-past-the-post voting
executiveBranch Cabinet of Jamaica
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
parliamentary democracy
headOfGovernment Prime Minister of Jamaica
headOfState monarch of Jamaica
highestCourt Caribbean Court of Justice (appellate jurisdiction)
independenceDate 1962-08-06
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internationalOrganizationMembership Caribbean Community
Commonwealth of Nations
Organization of American States
United Nations
judicialBranch Judiciary of Jamaica
legalSystem common law
legalTradition English common law
legislature Parliament of Jamaica
localGovernment municipal corporations
lowerHouse House of Representatives of Jamaica
majorPoliticalParty Jamaica Labour Party
People's National Party
monarch Charles III
monarchTitle King of Jamaica
numberOfParishes 14
otherPoliticalParty National Democratic Movement
parliamentType bicameral legislature
partyOrientation_JamaicaLabourParty centre-right
partyOrientation_PeoplesNationalParty centre-left
politicalCultureFeature competitive elections
strong party loyalty
previousHighestCourt Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
representativeOfMonarch Governor-General of Jamaica
stateStructure unitary state
suffrage universal adult suffrage
upperHouse Senate of Jamaica
votingAge 18

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Legislative Council of Jamaica seeAlso Politics of Jamaica