KINGSTON Jamaica, January 4th, 2012 -- In the recently-concluded December 2011 national elections the two major political parties in Jamaica, the People’s National Party (PNP) and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), fielded a total of 19 women, six by the PNP and 13 by the JLP. At the end of vote-counting five of the PNP’s six have been victorious.
This includes the party leader Portia Simpson Miller. Only three of the JLP’s 13 will take a seat in Parliament. Interestingly, these three, all very close to or over 60 years of age, are seasoned politicians. They’ve won their seats before. None of the new “young” women in the JLP made it through.
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