1959 Jamaican general election

1959 Jamaica general election
28 July 1959
All 45 seats in the House of Representatives
23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout66.09% ( 0.98pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PNP Norman Manley 54.79 29 +11
JLP Alexander Bustamante 44.31 16 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's National Party305,64254.7929+11
Jamaica Labour Party247,14944.3116+2
Independent Labour Party4,5950.820New
Convention Independent Party1960.040New
Jamaica Independent Movement1150.020New
Independents970.0200
Total557,794100.0045+13
Valid votes557,79498.89
Invalid/blank votes6,2771.11
Total votes564,071100.00
Registered voters/turnout853,53966.09
Source: Emmanuel[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Patrick A Emmanuel (1992) Elections & Party Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean 1944-1991, Caribbean Development Research Service, p15
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