Jamaican general election, 1944

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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. Voter turnout was 58.7%.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Jamaica Labour Party 144,661 41.4 22
People's National Party 82,029 23.5 5
Jamaica Democratic Party 14,123 4.0 0
Other parties 3,500 1.0 0
Independents 104,814 30.0 5
Invalid/blank votes 39,982
Total 389,109 100 32
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6