1959 Jamaican general election
General elections were held in Jamaica on 28 July 1959.[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Party, which won 29 of the 45 seats. Voter turnout was 66.1%.[1]
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Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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People's National Party | 305,642 | 54.8 | 29 | +11 |
Jamaica Labour Party | 247,149 | 44.3 | 16 | +2 |
Independent Labour Party | 4,595 | 0.8 | 0 | New |
Convention Independent Party | 196 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
Jamaica Independent Movement | 115 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
Independents | 97 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 6,277 | – | – | – |
Total | 564,071 | 100 | 45 | +13 |
Registered voters/turnout | 853.539 | 66.1 | - | - |
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References
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Patrick A Emmanuel (1992) Elections & Party Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean 1944-1991, Caribbean Development Research Service, p15
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