Jamaican general election, 1955

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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%.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
People's National Party	245,750	50.5	18	+5
Jamaica Labour Party	189,929	39.0	14	-3
Farmers' Party	13,258	2.7	0	New
National Labour Party	6,004	1.2	0	New
People's Freedom Movement	647	0.1	0	New
Republican Party	108	0.0	0	New
Independents	30,948	6.4	0	-2
Invalid/blank votes	9,036	–	–	–
Total	495,680	100	32	0
Source: Nohlen

References

1 2 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

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