1967 Jamaican general election

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]

1967 Jamaica general election
Jamaica
← 196221 February 19671972 →

All 53 seats in the House of Representatives
27 seats needed for a majority
Turnout82.24% (Increase 9.36 pp)
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
JLPDonald Sangster50.6533+7
PNPNorman Manley49.0820+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Alexander Bustamante
JLP
Donald Sangster
JLP

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Jamaica Labour Party224,18050.6533+7
People's National Party217,20749.0820+1
Jamaica United Party1630.040New
Jamaica We Party1330.030New
Republican Party450.010New
Independents8440.1900
Total442,572100.0053+8
Valid votes442,57299.05
Invalid/blank votes4,2430.95
Total votes446,815100.00
Registered voters/turnout543,30782.24
Source: Nohlen

References