▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁and ▁led ▁it ▁to ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁elections . ▁Gold ing ▁res igned ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁current ▁leader ▁Andrew ▁Hol ness . ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁becoming ▁leader , ▁Hol ness ▁called ▁an ▁election ▁over ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁constitution ally ▁due , ▁and ▁the ▁party ▁lost ▁by ▁a ▁ 2 : 1 ▁margin ▁to ▁the ▁P NP . ▁ ▁Hol ness ▁was ▁not ▁bl amed ▁for ▁the ▁defeat , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁party ▁as ▁O pp osition ▁Le ader ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁held ▁a ▁leadership ▁election ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁where ▁Hol ness ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁his ▁deput y , ▁Sh adow ▁Minister ▁for ▁Fin ance ▁Aud ley ▁Shaw . ▁Hol ness ▁defeated ▁Shaw ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 2 , 7 0 4 ▁votes ▁to ▁Shaw ' s ▁ 2 , 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Hol ness ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁J LP ▁to ▁a ▁one - se at ▁parliament ary ▁majority ▁( 3 2 - 3 1 ) ▁in ▁the ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁general ▁elections , ▁reducing ▁the ▁P NP ▁to ▁the ▁opposition ▁ben ches ▁after ▁one ▁term . ▁ ▁Political ▁positions ▁▁ ▁The ▁J LP ▁is ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁party . ▁It ▁bel ieves ▁in ▁a ▁market - dri ven ▁economy ▁and ▁individual ▁personal