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1955 Jamaican general election

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1955 Jamaica general election
Jamaica
← 1949 12 January 1955 1959 →

32 seats in the House of Representatives
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65.11% (Decrease 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

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's National Party245,75050.5018+5
Jamaica Labour Party189,92939.0314–3
Farmers' Party13,2582.720New
National Labour Party6,0041.230New
People's Freedom Movement6470.130New
Republican Party1080.020New
Independents30,9486.360–2
Total486,644100.00320
Valid votes486,64498.18
Invalid/blank votes9,0361.82
Total votes495,680100.00
Registered voters/turnout761,23865.11
Source: Nohlen

References

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