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 Party203,04843.513+8
Jamaica Labour Party199,53842.717-5
United Party of Jamaica1,1100.20New
Other parties4,6931.00
Independents58,79012.62-3
Invalid/blank votes9,928
Total477,109100320
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