1944 Jamaican General Election
12 December 1944 · Universal suffrage under the crown · 32 seats, 16 for a majority
Jamaica Labour Party finished first with 22 of 32 seats on 41.4% of the vote. Turnout 58.7%.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Jamaica Labour Party
22 of 32 seats
Turnout
58.7%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
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| Jamaica Labour Party | — | 22 | — | 144,661 | 41.4% | — | |
| People's National Party | — | 5 | — | 82,029 | 23.5% | — | |
| Jamaica Democratic Party | — | 0 | — | 14,123 | 4.0% | — | |
| Other parties | — | 0 | — | 3,500 | 1.0% | — | |
| Independents | — | 5 | — | 104,814 | 30.0% | — |