1959 Jamaican General Election
28 July 1959 · Universal suffrage under the crown · 45 seats, 23 for a majority
People's National Party finished first with 29 of 45 seats on 54.8% of the vote. Turnout 66.1%.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
People's National Party
29 of 45 seats
Turnout
66.1%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
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| People's National Party | — | 29 | +11 | 305,642 | 54.8% | — | |
| Jamaica Labour Party | — | 16 | +2 | 247,149 | 44.3% | — | |
| Independent Labour Party | — | 0 | — | 4,595 | 0.8% | — | |
| Convention Independent Party | — | 0 | — | 196 | 0.0% | — | |
| Jamaica Independent Movement | — | 0 | — | 115 | 0.0% | — | |
| Independents | — | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0.0% | — |