1949 Jamaican general election

none Jamaica 1906 1944 1955 20 December 1949 1949 Jamaica general election 32 seats in the House of Representatives 16 65.16% ( 6.48pp) People's National Party Norman Manley 43.46 13 5 Jamaica Labour Party Alexander Bustamante 42.71 17 22 Independents – 12.58 2 5 1949 Jamaican general election - Results by constituency.svg Results by constituency. General elections were held in Jamaica on 20 December 1949.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 978-0-19-928357-6 Although the People's National Party received more votes, the Jamaica Labour Party won a majority of seats. Voter turnout was 65%. 2020 September, this election was the last time an independent was elected to the legislature. Results File:1949 Jamaican Parliament.svg People's National Party 203048 13 +8 Jamaica Labour Party 199538 17 –5 United Party of Jamaica 1110 0 New Other parties 4693 0 0 Independents 58790 2 –3 0 9928 732217 Nohlen References General election Category:General elections in Jamaica Jamaica Category:December 1949 in North America