1980 Jamaican General Election
30 October 1980 · Independence and its first alternation · 60 seats, 31 for a majority
Jamaica Labour Party finished first with 51 of 60 seats on 58.9% of the vote. Turnout 86.9%. Edward Seaga replaced Michael Manley.
Prime Minister before
Michael Manley
PNP
Prime Minister after
Edward Seaga
JLP
Largest force
Jamaica Labour Party
51 of 60 seats
Turnout
86.9%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica Labour Party | — | 51 | +38 | 502,115 | 58.9% | — | |
| People's National Party | — | 9 | -38 | 350,064 | 41.0% | — | |
| Independents | — | 0 | — | 527 | 0.1% | — |