1959 Jamaican general election
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1959 Jamaica general election All 45 seats in the House of Representatives 23 seats needed for a majorityTurnout 66.09% ( 0.98pp ) This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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 [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I , p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6 ^ Patrick A Emmanuel (1992) Elections & Party Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean 1944-1991 , Caribbean Development Research Service, p15