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General elections were held in Jamaica on 12 January 1955.[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Party, which won 18 of the 32 seats. Voter turnout was 65%.[1]
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32 seats in the House of Representatives 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 65.11% ( 0.05pp) | |||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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People's National Party | 245,750 | 50.50 | 18 | +5 | |
Jamaica Labour Party | 189,929 | 39.03 | 14 | –3 | |
Farmers' Party | 13,258 | 2.72 | 0 | New | |
National Labour Party | 6,004 | 1.23 | 0 | New | |
People's Freedom Movement | 647 | 0.13 | 0 | New | |
Republican Party | 108 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 30,948 | 6.36 | 0 | –2 | |
Total | 486,644 | 100.00 | 32 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 486,644 | 98.18 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 9,036 | 1.82 | |||
Total votes | 495,680 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 761,238 | 65.11 | |||
Source: Nohlen |
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