1955 Jamaican general election

1955 Jamaica general election

←  1949 12 January 1955 1959  →
32 seats in the House of Representatives 16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	65.11% ( 0.05pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– PNP Norman Manley 50.50 18 +5 JLP Alexander Bustamante 39.03 14 −3 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Chief minister before Chief minister after Alexander Bustamante JLP Norman Manley PNP

General elections were held in Jamaica on 12 January 1955. ^[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Party, which won 18 of the 32 seats. Voter turnout was 65%. ^[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's National Party	245,750	50.50	18	+5
	Jamaica Labour Party	189,929	39.03	14	–3
	Farmers' Party	13,258	2.72	0	New
	National Labour Party	6,004	1.23	0	New
	People's Freedom Movement	647	0.13	0	New
	Republican Party	108	0.02	0	New
	Independents	30,948	6.36	0	–2
Total		486,644	100.00	32	0
Valid votes		486,644	98.18
Invalid/blank votes		9,036	1.82
Total votes		495,680	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		761,238	65.11
Source: Nohlen

References

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