1949 Jamaica general election|
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32 seats in the House of Representatives
16 seats needed for a majority |
| Turnout | 65.16% ( 6.48pp) |
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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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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| People's National Party | 203,048 | 43.46 | 13 | +8 |
| Jamaica Labour Party | 199,538 | 42.71 | 17 | –5 |
| United Party of Jamaica | 1,110 | 0.24 | 0 | New |
| Other parties | 4,693 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Independents | 58,790 | 12.58 | 2 | –3 |
| Total | 467,179 | 100.00 | 32 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 467,179 | 97.92 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 9,928 | 2.08 | |
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| Total votes | 477,107 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 732,217 | 65.16 | |
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| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6