1962 Jamaican general election

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 72.9%.[1]

1962 Jamaica general election

10 April 1962
45 seats in the House of Representatives 23 seats needed for a majority
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

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

References

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