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1993 Jamaican general election

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1993 Jamaica general election
Jamaica
← 1989 30 March 1993 1997 →

All 60 seats in the House of Representatives
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout67.35% (Decrease 11.03pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PNP P. J. Patterson 59.98 52 +7
JLP Edward Seaga 39.43 8 −7
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
P. J. Patterson
PNP
P. J. Patterson
PNP

General elections were held in Jamaica on 30 March 1993.[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Party, which won 52 of the 60 seats. Voter turnout was 67%.[1]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's National Party401,13159.9852+7
Jamaica Labour Party263,71139.438–7
Independents3,9750.5900
Total668,817100.00600
Valid votes668,81799.04
Invalid/blank votes6,4790.96
Total votes675,296100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,002,59967.35
Source: Nohlen

References

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  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6