1967 Jamaican general election
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1967 Jamaica general election
All 53 seats in the House of Representatives
27 seats needed for a majorityTurnout 82.24% (Increase 9.36 pp)
All 53 seats in the House of Representatives
27 seats needed for a majority
Party | Leader | Vote % | Seats | +/– | |
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JLP | Donald Sangster | 50.65 | 33 | +7 | |
PNP | Norman Manley | 49.08 | 20 | +1 |
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before | Prime Minister after |
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Alexander Bustamante JLP |
Donald Sangster JLP |
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General elections were held in Jamaica on 21 February 1967.[1] The result was a victory for the Jamaica Labour Party, which won 33 of the 53 seats. Voter turnout was 82%.[1]
Results
[edit ]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jamaica Labour Party | 224,180 | 50.65 | 33 | +7 | |
People's National Party | 217,207 | 49.08 | 20 | +1 | |
Jamaica United Party | 163 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
Jamaica We Party | 133 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
Republican Party | 45 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 844 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 442,572 | 100.00 | 53 | +8 | |
Valid votes | 442,572 | 99.05 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 4,243 | 0.95 | |||
Total votes | 446,815 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 543,307 | 82.24 | |||
Source: Nohlen |
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6