1967 Jamaican general election

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General elections were held in Jamaica on 21 February 1967.[1] The result was a victory for the Jamaica Labour Party, which won 33 of the 53 seats. Voter turnout was 82.2%.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Jamaica Labour Party 224,180 50.7 33 +7
People's National Party 217,207 49.1 20 +1
Jamaica United Party 163 0.0 0 New
Jamaica We Party 133 0.0 0 New
Republican Party 45 0.0 0 New
Independents 844 0.2 0 0
Invalid/blank votes 4,243
Total 446,815 100 53 +8
Source: Nohlen

References

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