1944 Jamaican general election

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1944 Jamaica general election
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  1935 12 December 1944 1949  

32 seats in the House of Representatives
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout58.68%
PartyLeaderVote %Seats
JLP Alexander Bustamante 41.4422
PNP Norman Manley 23.505
Independents 30.025
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Jamaica on 12 December 1944. [1] The result was a victory for the Jamaica Labour Party, which won 22 of the 32 seats. This was the first election held under universal adult suffrage. [2] Voter turnout was 58.7%. [1]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Jamaica Labour Party 144,66141.4422
People's National Party 82,02923.505
Jamaica Democratic Party 14,1234.050
Other parties3,5001.000
Independents 104,81430.025
Total349,127100.0032
Valid votes349,12789.72
Invalid/blank votes39,98210.28
Total votes389,109100.00
Registered voters/turnout663,06958.68
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. "History Notes: Information on Jamaica's Culture & Heritage". National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 9 November 2023.