2020 People's National Party leadership election

2020 People's National Party leadership election

November 7, 2020
Turnout96% ( 0.0 pp)
 
Candidate Mark Golding Lisa Hanna
Popular vote 1,740 1,444
Percentage
54.6%
45.4%

Leader before election

Peter Phillips

Elected Leader

Mark Golding

2020 People's National Party leadership election
DateNovember 7, 2020
Resigning leaderPeter Phillips
Won byMark Golding

The 2020 People's National Party (PNP) leadership election was triggered after Peter Phillips announced his intention to resign as Leader of the People's National Party following the party's defeat at the 2020 general election. It was held on November 7, 2020. If Hanna was elected, she would have served as the second female President of a Jamaican political party and the second female Leader of the Opposition in Jamaican history. The election was won by Former Minister of Justice and Member of Parliament for St Andrew Southern and Attorney Mark Golding who secured 1,740 or 54.6% of the vote.