1959 Jamaican general election
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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]
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28 July 1959
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All 45 seats in the House of Representatives 23 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 66.09% ( 0.98pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| People's National Party | 305,642 | 54.79 | 29 | +11 | |
| Jamaica Labour Party | 247,149 | 44.31 | 16 | +2 | |
| Independent Labour Party | 4,595 | 0.82 | 0 | New | |
| Convention Independent Party | 196 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| Jamaica Independent Movement | 115 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 97 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 557,794 | 100.00 | 45 | +13 | |
| Valid votes | 557,794 | 98.89 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,277 | 1.11 | |||
| Total votes | 564,071 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 853,539 | 66.09 | |||
| Source: Emmanuel[2] | |||||