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| Turnout | 78.88% ( 3.36 pp) | |||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in Jamaica on 29 February 1972. [1] The result was a victory for the People's National Party, which won 37 of the 53 seats. Voter turnout was 79%. [1]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| People's National Party | 266,927 | 56.36 | 37 | +17 | |
| Jamaica Labour Party | 205,587 | 43.40 | 16 | –17 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 109 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 1,028 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 473,651 | 100.00 | 53 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 473,651 | 99.14 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,120 | 0.86 | |||
| Total votes | 477,771 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 605,662 | 78.88 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
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