ST ANN, PORTLAND JLP TO WIN; ST MARY FOR PNP WIN — POLL
Poll results conducted by Blue Dot for Nationwide Radio suggest that the Jamaica Labour Party will win the Local Government Elections on February 26.
According to the poll results, the JLP leads in seven parishes, the PNP in four, and two are tied. The polls were conducted from January 19 to February 6, 2024. And have a margin of error of plus or minus 2.25 percent.
The poll results say the JLP leads in two of the Northeast parishes covered by the North Coast Times – St Ann and Portland while the PNP leads in St Mary. In fact, according to the polls, the JLP’s most dominant support is in St Ann, where nearly 70 percent of registered voters say they will vote for the JLP and 28 percent for the PNP.
(JLP supporters in Brown’s town on Nomination Day)
In St Mary, the PNP is leading with 57 percent saying they will vote for that party and 35 percent for the JLP, with seven percent unsure.
In Portland, according to the Opinion poll, the JLP is leading with 44 percent of the registered voters indicating they will vote for that party and 40 percent for the PNP with 13 percent unsure.
(PNP supporters in St Ann’s Bay on Nomination Day)
In initial reactions, canvassed on Nationwide Radio, the General Secretary of the PNP, Dr Dayton Campbell said the Blue Dot poll has a flawed concept indicating parish-wide votes rather than divisions which is what determines who wins a Council. He said the Party’s polling is at variance with the Blue Dot Polls.
JLP Public Relations Officer, Information Minister Robert Morgan said his party was confident, based on its polling. He too said care must be taken in analyzing
the poll results along population lines.
