1944 Jamaica general election|
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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. |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Valid votes | 349,127 | 89.72 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 39,982 | 10.28 | |
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| Total votes | 389,109 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 663,069 | 58.68 | |
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| Source: Nohlen |
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