JLP Deputy Leader Desmond McKenzie and JLP General Secretary Dr. Horace Chang $('audio,video').mediaelementplayer(); JLP Deputy Leader Desmond McKenzie and JLP General Secretary Dr. Horace Chang By Nakinskie Robinson The Jamaica Labour Party is confident that its two representatives gunning for councillorship in the Morant Bay division in St. Thomas and Aenon Town division in Clarendon can secure victory in Friday's by-elections. Local Government Minister and JLP Deputy Leader Desmond McKenzie believes the party will reap good results based on its "very high level" of work on the ground. "I'm expecting great things for the Labour Party in those two by-elections. I think people have a greater appreciation, especially in Morant Bay, of what the government is doing and the lack of proper representation that they have been receiving under the previous administration. So I am pretty confident of a real great improvement for the party in those two municipal divisions," he said. In the meantime, JLP General Secretary Dr. Horace Chang also expressed certainty about a JLP win in the St. Andrew North Western and Trelawny Southern constituencies on Friday. In the same breath, Dr. Chang accused the opposition People's National Party of attempting to stir up mischief by announcing that it will not be fielding candidates for the parliamentary by elections. "The activities of the opposition reflects their tendency to look for cheap shots and gimmickry to attract the attention of people. They indicated they are not contesting the election, but the contestant in South Trelawny is a former PNP councillor, and in fact, was the PNP candidate up until very recently, a caretaker. In the case of St. Andrew, they have selected a former Speaker of the House and a former candidate to contest and say they are independent." Dr. Chang argued that this "gimmickry and mischief" is a disrespect to constituents who will respond strongly when they vote. With less than a year before a general election is due, Dr. Chang said the JLP has conducted crucial internal assessments to strengthen its political base across constituencies. The general secretary, who again made light of the JLP's apparent slip in favourability and voter intention among the electorate according to the most recent Don Anderson national polls, said the party was more focused on its own findings and how it could improve. He added that the JLP machinery is working to address any weaknesses in the party to ensure it can win a third straight term in power. Dr. Chang was speaking at a press briefing on Thursday. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1531230668029-0'); });
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