Portia Simpson-Miller has regained the presidency of the People's National Party's (PNP) after all votes were tallied on Saturday.

Nearly 4,300 delegates of the PNP voted and the majority chose to re-elect Portia Simpson Miller in favour of her challenger, Peter Phillips.  

She ended with a total vote count of 2332 votes - 373 more votes more than Phillips.

"The delegates today have spoken," Simpson Miller said in her victory speech. "The delegates today elected one leader of this noble movement and I am prepared to work with anyone who wants to ensure the unity of this noble movement," Simpson Miller said.

She also stressed the importance of unity for the party and intimated that she will be doing things differently from when she won the last presidential party election in 2006.

"It is now time for all of us to unite, and it is time for us to get the party united," Simpson Miller said. She added that she should have done this differently in 2006 when she won, remarking, "I think I wasted too much time fighting for unity."

"This is going to be different from the last time. I am going to be very impatient of anyone who would want to drag the People's National Party down," Simpson Miller added.

Meanwhile, Phillips conceded defeat and thanked the delegates who supported him in the campaign.

"I accept the verdict of the delegates," Phillips said a few hours after the results were announced. "I thank the 1,959 delegates who supported me and the agenda for unity and renewal, and to the team of party workers who gave selflessly to the campaign. Clearly there are some political consequences which I must consider."

Simpson Miller became Jamaica's first female prime minister in March 30, 2006 following the retirement of P.J. Patterson.  She also became the first leader of the Peoples National Party called upon to defend her presidency.