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The Jerusalem Bread Foundation was a minor political party in Jamaica.

History

The party was registered by Iduwagayliz Iuwakhidid Itsahyuwan on 7 August 2007 in order to contest the Western Hanover seat in the 2007 elections. [1] Itsahyuwan claimed that he decided to enter politics after "visions and dreams". [1] The party had only three members; Itsahyuwan, his wife and his mother, [2] and Itsahyuwan was the party's only candidate in the elections. [3]

However, the party received just nine votes and failed to win a seat. [4] It was speculated that the party might run again in the 2011 elections, [5] but it did not put forward any candidates. [6]

References

  1. ^ a b It's party time Archived 2014-04-04 at archive.today The Jamaica Star, 8 August 2007
  2. ^ Vote for us! Jamaica Observer, 9 August 2007
  3. ^ Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) says 146 candidates nominated yesterday Archived 2014-04-04 at archive.today The Jamaica Star, 8 August 2007
  4. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p433-435 ISBN  978-0-19-928357-6
  5. ^ High drama, fine comedy! The Gleaner, 14 November 2011
  6. ^ List of Candidates for 2011 Jamaica Election Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections, 14 December 2011


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Jerusalem Bread Foundation was a minor political party in Jamaica.

History

The party was registered by Iduwagayliz Iuwakhidid Itsahyuwan on 7 August 2007 in order to contest the Western Hanover seat in the 2007 elections. [1] Itsahyuwan claimed that he decided to enter politics after "visions and dreams". [1] The party had only three members; Itsahyuwan, his wife and his mother, [2] and Itsahyuwan was the party's only candidate in the elections. [3]

However, the party received just nine votes and failed to win a seat. [4] It was speculated that the party might run again in the 2011 elections, [5] but it did not put forward any candidates. [6]

References

  1. ^ a b It's party time Archived 2014-04-04 at archive.today The Jamaica Star, 8 August 2007
  2. ^ Vote for us! Jamaica Observer, 9 August 2007
  3. ^ Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) says 146 candidates nominated yesterday Archived 2014-04-04 at archive.today The Jamaica Star, 8 August 2007
  4. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p433-435 ISBN  978-0-19-928357-6
  5. ^ High drama, fine comedy! The Gleaner, 14 November 2011
  6. ^ List of Candidates for 2011 Jamaica Election Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections, 14 December 2011



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