Jamaica
ST CATHERINE — Municipal council
All 228 electoral divisions now have individual ward records alongside the 15 council/mayor records, with three ordinary cycles and eight identified by-elections. Greater Portmore North 2017 has a certified final return; seven other by-elections retain preliminary or incomplete evidence and are unscored. Ward and whole-council totals overlap. The Portmore boundary bridge, full intervening-event audit and current control remain unresolved.
Historical competition
Competitiveness index for a verified actual-event sequence withheld. Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete.
Current government and control: Unverified. Local government-risk forecast: unassessed.
Polling: no vetted current evidence included for this office.
2026 Portmore boundary change requires reconciliation Full-council ordinary returns aggregate the underlying ward ballots. Known ward by-elections are reported separately and do not become artificial whole-council vote events.
Registry and evidence links: Source 1, Source 2, Source 3
Electoral event evidence
Separate source records can belong to the same election cycle. Recounts, runoffs and void returns do not create additional cycles.
2024-02-26 · ordinary
Coverage: Final ECJ votes; ward seats derived from strict plurality, tied outcomes withheld
Basis: Sum of valid ward candidate votes; council seats from ward plurality
| Party or list | Candidate | Votes or marks | Vote share | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP | 37,052 | 51.93% | 16 | |
| PNP | 33,726 | 47.27% | 13 | |
| Independent — GUYS HILL (IND A) | 155 | 0.22% | 0 | |
| Independent — OLD HARBOUR CENTRAL (IND A) | 131 | 0.18% | 0 | |
| Independent — RED HILLS (IND A) | 119 | 0.17% | 0 | |
| Independent — LLUIDAS VALE (IND A) | 93 | 0.13% | 0 | |
| Independent — GUYS HILL (IND C) | 27 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Independent — OLD HARBOUR NORTH (IND D) | 24 | 0.03% | 0 | |
| UIC | 14 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Independent — LINSTEAD (IND B) | 8 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Independent — LINSTEAD (IND A) | 6 | 0.01% | 0 |
2016-11-28 · ordinary
Coverage: Final ECJ votes; ward seats derived from strict plurality, tied outcomes withheld
Basis: Sum of valid ward candidate votes; council seats from ward plurality
| Party or list | Candidate | Votes or marks | Vote share | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP | 36,040 | 58.82% | 18 | |
| PNP | 25,142 | 41.04% | 11 | |
| Independent — TREADWAYS (INDT) | 54 | 0.09% | 0 | |
| MGPPP | 31 | 0.05% | 0 |
2012-03-26 · ordinary
Coverage: Final ECJ votes; ward seats derived from strict plurality, tied outcomes withheld
Basis: Sum of valid ward candidate votes; council seats from ward plurality
| Party or list | Candidate | Votes or marks | Vote share | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNP | 31,747 | 51.45% | 15 | |
| JLP | 29,558 | 47.90% | 14 | |
| Independent — LINSTEAD (IND) | 198 | 0.32% | 0 | |
| Independent — HAMPTON GREEN (IND) | 140 | 0.23% | 0 | |
| Independent — ENSOM CITY (IND) | 30 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| Independent — MOUNT INDUSTRY (IND) | 25 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| MGPPP | 6 | 0.01% | 0 |
Snapshot 13 September 2026. Fixed election window 8 September 2026 to 8 March 2028. Record JM-C-ST-CATHERINE.