1972 Jamaican General Election
29 February 1972 · Independence and its first alternation · 53 seats, 27 for a majority
People's National Party finished first with 37 of 53 seats on 56.4% of the vote. Turnout 78.9%.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
People's National Party
37 of 53 seats
Turnout
78.9%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
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| People's National Party | — | 37 | +17 | 266,927 | 56.4% | — | |
| Jamaica Labour Party | — | 16 | -17 | 205,587 | 43.4% | — | |
| Christian Democratic Party | — | 0 | — | 109 | 0.0% | — | |
| Independents | — | 0 | 0 | 1,028 | 0.2% | — |