▁J LP ▁lost ▁power ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁to ▁the ▁People ' s ▁National ▁Party ▁and ▁Michael ▁Man ley ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁She ar er ▁served ▁as ▁O pp osition ▁Le ader ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁B ust am ante ▁finally ▁gave ▁up ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁party ▁leader ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁and ▁Edward ▁Se aga ▁was ▁elected ▁his ▁successor . ▁The ▁party ▁lost ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁elections , ▁but ▁Se aga ▁became ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁after ▁victory ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁when ▁the ▁party ▁won ▁by ▁a ▁lands lide , ▁capt uring ▁ 5 1 ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁ 6 0 ▁parliament ary ▁seats . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁with ▁the ▁J LP ▁ach ieving ▁a ▁sp ike ▁in ▁popular ity , ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁of ▁Se aga ' s ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁US - led ▁military ▁invasion ▁of ▁Gren ada , ▁Se aga ▁called ▁early ▁elections ▁and ▁won ▁all ▁si xty ▁seats , ▁the ▁majority ▁by ▁acc lam ation , ▁mainly ▁because ▁the ▁opposition ▁P NP ▁boy c otted ▁those ▁elections . ▁The ▁J LP ▁suffered ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁elections ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁lose ▁elections ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁all ▁under ▁the ▁continued ▁leadership ▁of ▁Se aga . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Bruce ▁Gold ing ▁succeeded ▁Se aga ▁as