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1972 Jamaican general election

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1972 Jamaica general election
Jamaica
← 1967 29 February 1972 1976 →

All 53 seats in the House of Representatives
27 seats needed for a majority
Turnout78.88% (Decrease 3.36 pp)
Party Leader % Seats +/–
PNP Michael Manley 56.36 37 +17
JLP Hugh Shearer 43.40 16 −17
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Hugh Shearer
JLP
Michael Manley
PNP

General elections were held in Jamaica on 29 February 1972.[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Party, which won 37 of the 53 seats. Voter turnout was 79%.[1]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's National Party266,92756.3637+17
Jamaica Labour Party205,58743.4016–17
Christian Democratic Party1090.020New
Independents1,0280.2200
Total473,651100.00530
Valid votes473,65199.14
Invalid/blank votes4,1200.86
Total votes477,771100.00
Registered voters/turnout605,66278.88
Source: Nohlen

References

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  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6