1959 Jamaican general election

1959 Jamaica general election

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All 45 seats in the House of Representatives 23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	66.09% ( 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. Chief minister before Chief minister after Norman Manley PNP Norman Manley PNP

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

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's National Party	305,642	54.79	29	+11
	Jamaica Labour Party	247,149	44.31	16	+2
	Independent Labour Party	4,595	0.82	0	New
	Convention Independent Party	196	0.04	0	New
	Jamaica Independent Movement	115	0.02	0	New
	Independents	97	0.02	0	0
Total		557,794	100.00	45	+13
Valid votes		557,794	98.89
Invalid/blank votes		6,277	1.11
Total votes		564,071	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		853,539	66.09
Source: Emmanuel [2]

References

1. 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