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]
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All 45 seats in the House of Representatives 23 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 72.88% ( 6.79pp) | |||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results
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| 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
edit- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6