Golding invites JLP supporters and undecided to vote for the PNP
Published:Tuesday | September 2, 2025 | 12:11 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer
WESTERN BUREAU:
People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has extended an open invitation to Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters and undecided voters to throw their support behind his party when they go out to vote on Wednesday.
Golding made the call while speaking at the PNP’s mass rally in Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St James. The JLP swept all 12 seats in western Jamaica – Westmoreland, Hanover, St James and Trelawny – in the 2020 general election.
“Comrades, on Wednesday, I ask you all, plus undecided voters and even Labourites, put your ‘X’ beside the head, and return Jamaica to decency, return Jamaica to being a country that the whole of the world can look on and say, ‘That is a little Caribbean pearl’,” said Golding.
“To all my fellow Jamaicans, I pledge to you that the government that I will lead will be one that is accountable to the people, that listens to the people, that is transparent in how we operate, and that ensures that the resources of the people are used solely for the benefit and upliftment of the people, not for friend and company or personal enrichment,” continued Golding. “Time come for integrity in public life in Jamaica, and the PNP is committing to you tonight that we will deliver that integrity.”
Golding’s invitation follows the publication of the latest RJRGLEANER-commissioned Don Anderson poll, which shows that out of 1,010 respondents, 37.6 per cent are prepared to vote for the PNP, 34.5 per cent say they will vote for the JLP, 23.1 per cent say they are undecided, while 4.8 per cent say they will not vote.
The poll also indicated that of those who are likely to vote for the PNP, 43.1 per cent would vote out of tradition or because they have always voted that way, while 21.6 per cent have more confidence in the PNP, and 13.7 per cent want the JLP removed from office.
Conversely, of those who will vote for the JLP, 38.9 per cent said it is because of tradition, while 35.2 per cent believe they have been doing a good job, and 20.4 per cent want them to continue the projects which they have started.
Golding told Sunday’s rally that the PNP’s performance at the upcoming polls must reflect the work that he has done to unify the party since he took over its leadership.
“When I became leader of this party in November 2020, we had a lot of work to do. We had to unite the party, we had to rebuild the organisation, and we had to develop a message that people could relate to and that would resonate with them,” said Golding.
“I want to thank each and every one on the team who has helped me on this journey, because we are marching on to progress, and come Wednesday, we will be marching on to victory,” added Golding.