Jamaican general election, 1949
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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 65.2%.[1]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's National Party | 203,048 | 43.5 | 13 | +8 |
| Jamaica Labour Party | 199,538 | 42.7 | 17 | -5 |
| United Party of Jamaica | 1,110 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Other parties | 4,693 | 1.0 | 0 | – |
| Independents | 58,790 | 12.6 | 2 | -3 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 9,928 | – | – | – |
| Total | 477,109 | 100 | 32 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
