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1972 Jamaican general election

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Field	Value
country	Jamaica
previous_election	[1967](1967-jamaican-general-election)
next_election	[1976](1976-jamaican-general-election)
election_date	29 February 1972
election_name	1972 Jamaica general election
seats_for_election	All 53 seats in the House of Representatives
majority_seats	27
turnout	78.88% ( 3.36 pp)
party1	People's National Party
leader1	Michael Manley
percentage1	56.36
seats1	37
last_election1	20
party2	Jamaica Labour Party
leader2	Hugh Shearer
percentage2	43.40
seats2	16
last_election2	33
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Hugh Shearer
before_party	Jamaica Labour Party
after_election	Michael Manley
after_party	People's National Party

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

Results

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p430 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6

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