Jamaican general election, 1959

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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%.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
People's National Party 305,645 54.8 29 +11
Jamaica Labour Party 247,149 44.3 16 +2
Independent Labour Party 4,697 0.8 0 New
Convention Independent Party 304 0.1 0 New
Jamaica Independent Movement 0 New
Independents 0 0
Invalid/blank votes 6,277 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“
Total 563,974 100 45 +13
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ^ a b Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 9780199283576