1949 Jamaican general election

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] As of September 2020, this election was the last time a politician unaffiliated with a political party was elected to the legislature.

1949 Jamaica general election

20 December 1949
32 seats in the House of Representatives 16 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ± PNP Norman Manley 43.46 13 +8 JLP Alexander Bustamante 42.71 17 -5 Independent 12.58 2 -3 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's National Party	203,048	43.46	13	+8
	Jamaica Labour Party	199,538	42.71	17	–5
	United Party of Jamaica	1,110	0.24	0	New
	Other parties	4,693	1.00	0	0
	Independents	58,790	12.58	2	–3
Total		467,179	100.00	32	0
Valid votes		467,179	97.92
Invalid/blank votes		9,928	2.08
Total votes		477,107	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		732,217	65.16
Source: Nohlen

Voting results Jamaica Labour Party   42.71% People's National Party   43.46% Others   13.83%

Seat distribution Jamaica Labour Party   53.125% People's National Party   40.625% Others   6.25%

References

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