1955 Jamaican general election

Jamaica

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32 seats in the House of Representatives
16 seats needed for a majorityTurnout65.11% (Decrease 0.05pp)

Party		Leader	Vote %	Seats	+/–
PNP	Norman Manley	50.50	18	+5
JLP	Alexander Bustamante	39.03	14	−3

Chief minister before	Chief minister after
Alexander Bustamante JLP	Norman Manley PNP

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General elections were held in Jamaica on 12 January 1955.^[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Party, which won 18 of the 32 seats. Voter turnout was 65%.^[1]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
People's National Party	245,750	50.50	18	+5
Jamaica Labour Party	189,929	39.03	14	–3
Farmers' Party	13,258	2.72	0	New
National Labour Party	6,004	1.23	0	New
People's Freedom Movement	647	0.13	0	New
Republican Party	108	0.02	0	New
Independents	30,948	6.36	0	–2
Total		486,644	100.00	32	0
Valid votes		486,644	98.18
Invalid/blank votes		9,036	1.82
Total votes		495,680	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		761,238	65.11
Source: Nohlen