1959 Jamaica general election|
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45 seats in the House of Representatives 23 seats needed for a majority |
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%.[1]
Results
References
- ^ 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