1962 Jamaican General Election
10 April 1962 · Independence and its first alternation · 45 seats, 23 for a majority
Jamaica Labour Party finished first with 26 of 45 seats on 50.0% of the vote. Turnout 72.9%.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Jamaica Labour Party
26 of 45 seats
Turnout
72.9%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
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| Jamaica Labour Party | — | 26 | +10 | 288,130 | 50.0% | — | |
| People's National Party | — | 19 | -10 | 279,771 | 48.6% | — | |
| People's Political Party | — | 0 | — | 4,955 | 0.9% | — | |
| Independents | — | 0 | 0 | 2,923 | 0.5% | — |