Jamaican general election, 1962

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The Jamaican general election of 1962 was the pivotal national vote that led to Jamaica’s independence-era government and determined the first administration of the newly independent state.

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Jamaican general election, 1962 canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf general election ⓘ
campaignIssues economic development ⓘ
independence arrangements ⓘ
relations with the United Kingdom ⓘ
category 1962 elections in the Caribbean ⓘ
1962 in Jamaica ⓘ
Elections in Jamaica ⓘ
colonialStatusAtTime Jamaica was still a British colony at the time of the election ⓘ
constitutionalFramework Westminster-style parliamentary system ⓘ
country Jamaica ⓘ
date 1962-04-10 ⓘ
determined composition of the first post-independence House of Representatives ⓘ
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting ⓘ
electorateType adult citizens meeting franchise requirements ⓘ
governorGeneralAtIndependence Kenneth Blackburne ⓘ
independenceDateContext Jamaica became independent on 1962-08-06 ⓘ
languageOfCampaign English ⓘ
leaderOfLosingParty Norman Manley ⓘ
leaderOfWinningParty Alexander Bustamante ⓘ
legislativeBodyElected House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
location island of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Island of Jamaica
mainLosingParty People's National Party ⓘ
mainOppositionPopularVoteShare approximately 48.0% ⓘ
mainOppositionSeats 19 ⓘ
mainParties Jamaica Labour Party ⓘ
People's National Party ⓘ
mainWinningParty Jamaica Labour Party ⓘ
majoritySeats 23 ⓘ
monarchAtTime Elizabeth II ⓘ
nextElection Jamaican general election, 1967 ⓘ
organizedBy Electoral Office of Jamaica ⓘ
oversightBy British colonial authorities ⓘ
partOf parliamentary elections in Jamaica ⓘ
politicalContext held during the transition from British colonial rule to independence ⓘ
preceded establishment of Jamaica as a constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth ⓘ
previousElection Jamaican general election, 1959 ⓘ
primeMinisterAfterElection Alexander Bustamante ⓘ
primeMinisterAfterElectionParty Jamaica Labour Party ⓘ
primeMinisterBeforeElection Norman Manley ⓘ
primeMinisterBeforeElectionParty People's National Party ⓘ
resultedIn formation of the first government of independent Jamaica ⓘ
seatsForElection 45 ⓘ
significance determined the first administration of the newly independent Jamaican state ⓘ
tookPlaceBefore Jamaica Independence Day, 1962 ⓘ
typeOfGovernmentFormed parliamentary government ⓘ
voterTurnout approximately 72.0% ⓘ
winningPartyPopularVoteShare approximately 50.0% ⓘ
winningPartySeats 26 ⓘ
year 1962 ⓘ

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Jamaica Labour Party → participatedIn → Jamaican general election, 1962 ⓘ
Jamaica Labour Party → wonElection → Jamaican general election, 1962 ⓘ