1955 Jamaican general election

none Jamaica 1906 1949 1959 12 January 1955 1955 Jamaica general election 32 seats in the House of Representatives 16 65.11% ( 0.05pp) People's National Party Norman Manley 50.50 18 13 Jamaica Labour Party Alexander Bustamante 39.03 14 17 1955 Jamaican general election - Results by constituency.svg Results by constituency. Chief minister Alexander Bustamante Jamaica Labour Party Norman Manley People's National Party General elections were held in Jamaica on 12 January 1955.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 978-0-19-928357-6 The result was a victory for the People's National Party, which won 18 of the 32 seats. Voter turnout was 65%. Results File:1955 Jamaican Parliament.svg People's National Party 245750 18 +5 Jamaica Labour Party 189929 14 –3 Farmers' Party 13258 0 New National Labour Party 6004 0 New People's Freedom Movement 647 0 New Republican Party 108 0 New Independents 30948 0 –2 0 9036 761238 Nohlen References General Category:General elections in Jamaica Jamaica Category:January 1955 in North America