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1949 Jamaican general election

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1949 Jamaica general election
Jamaica
← 1944 20 December 1949 1955 →

32 seats in the House of Representatives
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65.16% (Increase 6.48pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PNP Norman Manley 43.46 13 +8
JLP Alexander Bustamante 42.71 17 −5
Independents 12.58 2 −3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Jamaica on 20 December 1949.[1] Although the People's National Party received more votes, the Jamaica Labour Party won a majority of seats. Voter turnout was 65%.[1] As of September 2020, this election was the last time an independent was elected to the legislature.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's National Party203,04843.4613+8
Jamaica Labour Party199,53842.7117–5
United Party of Jamaica1,1100.240New
Other parties4,6931.0000
Independents58,79012.582–3
Total467,179100.00320
Valid votes467,17997.92
Invalid/blank votes9,9282.08
Total votes477,107100.00
Registered voters/turnout732,21765.16
Source: Nohlen

References

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  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6