Glossary
Definitions for the electoral geography, results and analytical terms used throughout Jamaica Electoral Analytics.
A derived analytical grouping of Polling Divisions based on normalized polling-station location. It is not a formal electoral contest and does not have a persistent platform-assigned historical identity.
Dashboard mode that evaluates two selected elections, identified as Election A and Election B.
The formal parliamentary contest geography used in a Jamaican General Election.
Dashboard mode that examines one selected election.
The formal contest geography for Local Government elections. In General Election analysis it is treated as an analytical subdivision of a Constituency.
A special election record category handled separately for comparable turnout analysis. Its votes remain part of party vote totals.
Parliamentary election in which Constituency is the formal contest level.
The percentage-point difference between JLP and PNP vote share for a resolved geography.
The lowest geographic result level exposed by the dashboard.
People's National Party.
Electors associated with the applicable election result records used for turnout analysis.
A ballot not included among valid votes.
Dashboard mode that displays the available historical election series for the current election type and geography.
The share of the applicable registered electorate that participated in the election, using the platform's comparable turnout rules where required.
Ballots included in the result totals used to calculate party vote share.
A party's percentage of valid votes cast in the selected geography.