1944 Jamaican general election
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12 December 1944
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32 seats in the House of Representatives 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 58.68% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[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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| 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
- ^ a b 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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