1959 Jamaican general election

none Jamaica 1957 1955 1962 28 July 1959 1959 Jamaica general election All 45 seats in the House of Representatives 23 66.09% ( 0.98pp) People's National Party Norman Manley 54.79 29 18 Jamaica Labour Party Alexander Bustamante 44.31 16 14 Chief minister Norman Manley People's National Party Norman Manley People's National Party General elections were held in Jamaica on 28 July 1959.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 29 of the 45 seats. Voter turnout was 66%. Results File:1959 Jamaican Parliament.svg People's National Party 305642 29 +11 Jamaica Labour Party 247149 16 +2 Independent Labour Party 4595 0 New Convention Independent Party 196 0 New Jamaica Independent Movement 115 0 New Independents 97 0 0 +13 6277 853539 EmmanuelPatrick A Emmanuel (1992) Elections & Party Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean 1944-1991, Caribbean Development Research Service, p15 References General Category:General elections in Jamaica Jamaica