1955 Jamaican General Election
12 January 1955 · Universal suffrage under the crown · 32 seats, 16 for a majority
People's National Party finished first with 18 of 32 seats on 50.5% of the vote. Turnout 65.1%.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
People's National Party
18 of 32 seats
Turnout
65.1%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
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| People's National Party | — | 18 | +5 | 245,750 | 50.5% | — | |
| Jamaica Labour Party | — | 14 | -3 | 189,929 | 39.0% | — | |
| Farmers' Party | — | 0 | — | 13,258 | 2.7% | — | |
| National Labour Party | — | 0 | — | 6,004 | 1.2% | — | |
| People's Freedom Movement | — | 0 | — | 647 | 0.1% | — | |
| Republican Party | — | 0 | — | 108 | 0.0% | — | |
| Independents | — | 0 | -2 | 30,948 | 6.4% | — |