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1962 Jamaican general election

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1962 Jamaica general election
Jamaica
← 1959 10 April 1962 1967 →

All 45 seats in the House of Representatives
23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout72.88% (Increase 6.79pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
JLP Alexander Bustamante 50.04 26 +10
PNP Norman Manley 48.59 19 −10
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Premier before Premier after
Norman Manley
PNP
Alexander Bustamante
JLP

General elections were held in Jamaica on 10 April 1962.[1] The result was a victory for the Jamaica Labour Party, which won 26 of the 45 seats. Voter turnout was 73%.[1]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Jamaica Labour Party288,13050.0426+10
People's National Party279,77148.5919–10
People's Political Party4,9550.860New
Independents2,9230.5100
Total575,779100.00450
Valid votes575,77999.18
Invalid/blank votes4,7380.82
Total votes580,517100.00
Registered voters/turnout796,54072.88
Source: Nohlen

References

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  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6