1944 Jamaican general election

1944 Jamaica general election
12 December 1944
32 seats in the House of Representatives
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout58.68%
Party 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.

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%.

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