Jamaica Labour Party come out on top in the first ballot, with Shearer and Robert Lightbourne being the other candidates. Under Shearer, the JLP lost power for the first time to the People's National Party and Michael Manley in 1972. Shearer served as Opposition Leader until 1974. Bustamante finally gave up the post of party leader in 1974, and Edward Seaga was elected his successor. The party lost the 1976 elections, but Seaga became Prime Minister after victory in 1980 when the party won by a landslide, capturing 51 of the then 60 parliamentary seats. In 1983 with the JLP achieving a spike
Leader of the New Zealand National Party Leader of the New Zealand National Party The Leader of the National Party is the highest ranked politician within the National Party in New Zealand. Under the constitution of the party, he or she is required to be a member of the House of Representatives. The current Leader is Simon Bridges, who has served since his election on 27 February 2018. Bridges has been described as the first Māori leader of a major political party in New Zealand. Following a general election, or when a vacancy arises, the Parliamentary Section of the National Party (the Caucus) elect a "Leader of