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1967 Jamaican general election 
Summary
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]
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All 53 seats in the House of Representatives 27 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 82.24% ( 9.36 pp) | |||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results edit
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| 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