He became the unofficial government leader, representing his party as Minister for Communications, until the position of Chief Minister was created in 1953.
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As a result the Bustamante-led Jamaica Labour Party (the local component of the West Indian DLP) successfully forced Manley to hold a referendum in September 1961 on political secession from the Federation.