1962 Jamaican general election

1962 Jamaica general election

← 1959 10 April 1962 1967 →
All 45 seats in the House of Representatives 23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	72.88% ( 6.79pp)
Party Leader % Seats +/– JLP Alexander Bustamante 50.04 26 +10 PNP Norman Manley 48.59 19 −10 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Premier before Premier after Norman Manley PNP Alexander Bustamante JLP

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General elections were held in Jamaica on 10 April 1962.^[1] The result was a victory for the Jamaica Labour Party, which won 26 of the 45 seats. Voter turnout was 73%.^[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Jamaica Labour Party	288,130	50.04	26	+10
	People's National Party	279,771	48.59	19	–10
	People's Political Party	4,955	0.86	0	New
	Independents	2,923	0.51	0	0
Total		575,779	100.00	45	0
Valid votes		575,779	99.18
Invalid/blank votes		4,738	0.82
Total votes		580,517	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		796,540	72.88
Source: Nohlen

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