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]
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All 53 seats in the House of Representatives 27 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 78.88% ( 3.36 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| People's National Party | 266,927 | 56.36 | 37 | +17 | |
| Jamaica Labour Party | 205,587 | 43.40 | 16 | –17 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 109 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 1,028 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 473,651 | 100.00 | 53 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 473,651 | 99.14 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,120 | 0.86 | |||
| Total votes | 477,771 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 605,662 | 78.88 | |||
| 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