Jamaican general election, 1962
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General elections were held in Jamaica
on 10 April 1962. The result was a victory for the Jamaica Labour Party
, which won 26 of the 45 seats. Voter turnout was 72.9%.
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
on 10 April 1962. The result was a victory for the Jamaica Labour Party
Jamaica Labour Party
The Jamaica Labour Party is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica, the other being the People's National Party. Despite its name, the JLP is a centre-right, conservative party.-Background:...
, which won 26 of the 45 seats. Voter turnout was 72.9%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica Labour Party Jamaica Labour Party The Jamaica Labour Party is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica, the other being the People's National Party. Despite its name, the JLP is a centre-right, conservative party.-Background:... |
288,130 | 50.0 | 26 | |
| People's National Party People's National Party The People's National Party is a social democratic and social liberal Jamaican political party, founded by Norman Manley in 1938. It is the oldest political party in the Anglophone Caribbean and one of the main two political parties in Jamaica. Out of the two major parties, it is considered more... |
279,771 | 48.6 | 19 | |
| People's Political Party People's Political Party (Jamaica) The People's Political Party was Jamaica's first modern political party. Formed in September 1929 by Marcus Garvey, it set out a 14 point manifesto - the first of its kind in the island's electoral history... |
4,955 | 0.9 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 2,923 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,738 | – | – | – |
| Total | 580,517 | 100 | 45 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||