1980 Jamaican general election (original) (raw)
General elections were held in Jamaica on 30 October 1980. The balance of power in the 60-seat Jamaican House of Representatives was dramatically-shifted. Prior to the vote, the People's National Party (PNP), led by Prime Minister Michael Manley, had a 47 to 13 majority over the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), led by Edward Seaga. With the loss by 38 PNP incumbents to their JLP challengers, Seaga's party captured a 51 to 9 majority and Seaga replaced Manley as Prime Minister of Jamaica. Voter turnout was 86.9%.
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| dbo:abstract | General elections were held in Jamaica on 30 October 1980. The balance of power in the 60-seat Jamaican House of Representatives was dramatically-shifted. Prior to the vote, the People's National Party (PNP), led by Prime Minister Michael Manley, had a 47 to 13 majority over the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), led by Edward Seaga. With the loss by 38 PNP incumbents to their JLP challengers, Seaga's party captured a 51 to 9 majority and Seaga replaced Manley as Prime Minister of Jamaica. Voter turnout was 86.9%. (en) Elecciones generales tuvieron lugar en Jamaica el 30 de octubre de 1980. El resultado fue una victoria para el Partido Laborista de Jamaica, el cual ganó 51 de los 60 escaños. La participación electoral fue de 86,9%. (es) Des élections législatives ont lieu en Jamaïque le 30 octobre 1980. Elles sont remportées par le Parti travailliste de Jamaïque, qui gagne 51 sièges sur 60. La participation est de 86,9 %. (fr) |
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| dbp:afterParty | Jamaica Labour Party (en) |
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| dbp:lastElection | 13 (xsd:integer) 47 (xsd:integer) |
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| dbp:majoritySeats | 31 (xsd:integer) |
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| dbp:percentage | 41.050000 (xsd:double) 58.880000 (xsd:double) |
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| dbp:sc | New (en) +38 (en) –38 (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | General elections were held in Jamaica on 30 October 1980. The balance of power in the 60-seat Jamaican House of Representatives was dramatically-shifted. Prior to the vote, the People's National Party (PNP), led by Prime Minister Michael Manley, had a 47 to 13 majority over the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), led by Edward Seaga. With the loss by 38 PNP incumbents to their JLP challengers, Seaga's party captured a 51 to 9 majority and Seaga replaced Manley as Prime Minister of Jamaica. Voter turnout was 86.9%. (en) Elecciones generales tuvieron lugar en Jamaica el 30 de octubre de 1980. El resultado fue una victoria para el Partido Laborista de Jamaica, el cual ganó 51 de los 60 escaños. La participación electoral fue de 86,9%. (es) Des élections législatives ont lieu en Jamaïque le 30 octobre 1980. Elles sont remportées par le Parti travailliste de Jamaïque, qui gagne 51 sièges sur 60. La participation est de 86,9 %. (fr) |
| rdfs:label | 1980 Jamaican general election (en) Elecciones generales de Jamaica de 1980 (es) Élections législatives jamaïcaines de 1980 (fr) |
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