The Republican Party was a
political party in
Jamaica. It first contested national elections in
1955
Events January
* January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama.
* January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut.
* January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
, but received only 108 votes and failed to win a seat.
[ Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p433-435 ] It did not take part in elections in
1959
Events January
* January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...
or
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
, but returned for the
1967 elections
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establ ...
, in which it received only 45 votes. After failing to participate in the
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
and
1980 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 1980.
Africa
* 1980 Angolan legislative election
* 1980 Cameroonian presidential election
* 1980 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
* 1980 Gabonese legislative election
* 1980 Guinean legislative ...
it contested the
1983 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 1983.
Africa
* 1983 Cameroonian parliamentary election
* 1983 Equatorial Guinean legislative election
* 1983 Kenyan general election
* 1983 Malagasy parliamentary election
* 1983 Malawian general elec ...
, but received only 257 votes, again failing to win a seat. It did not contest any further elections.
[Nohlen, p432]
References
Defunct political parties in Jamaica
Republican parties
Republicanism in Jamaica
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