1944 Jamaican general election

1944 Jamaica general election

← 1935

12 December 1944

1949 →

32 seats in the House of Representatives
16 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

58.68%

	Leader	Vote %	Seats
JLP	Alexander Bustamante	41.44	22
PNP	Norman Manley	23.50	5
Independents	–	30.02	5

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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General elections were held in Jamaica on 12 December 1944. 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. Voter turnout was 58.7%.

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Jamaica Labour Party	144,661	41.44	22
	People's National Party	82,029	23.50	5
	Jamaica Democratic Party	14,123	4.05	0
	Other parties	3,500	1.00	0
	Independents	104,814	30.02	5
Total		349,127	100.00	32

Valid votes		349,127	89.72
Invalid/blank votes		39,982	10.28
Total votes		389,109	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		663,069	58.68
Source: Nohlen

References

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

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