1980 Jamaican general election
General elections were held in Jamaica on 30 October 1980.[1] The result was a victory for the Jamaica Labour Party, which won 51 of the 60 seats. Voter turnout was 86.9%.[1]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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| Jamaica Labour Party | 502,115 | 58.9 | 51 | +38 |
| People's National Party | 350,064 | 41.1 | 9 | -38 |
| Independents | 527 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,040 | – | – | – |
| Total | 860,746 | 100 | 60 | 0 |
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References
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
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