Convention Independent Party

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The Convention Independent Party was a political party in Jamaica. It first contested national elections in 1959, when it received fewer than 305 votes and failed to win a seat. [1] It did not contest any further elections. [2]

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp432-435 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p432