1949 Jamaican General Election
20 December 1949 · Universal suffrage under the crown · 32 seats, 16 for a majority
Jamaica Labour Party finished first with 17 of 32 seats on 42.7% of the vote. Turnout 65.2%.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Jamaica Labour Party
17 of 32 seats
Turnout
65.2%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
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| People's National Party | — | 13 | +8 | 203,048 | 43.5% | — | |
| Jamaica Labour Party | — | 17 | -5 | 199,538 | 42.7% | — | |
| United Party of Jamaica | — | 0 | — | 1,110 | 0.2% | — | |
| Other parties | — | 0 | 0 | 4,693 | 1.0% | — | |
| Independents | — | 2 | -3 | 58,790 | 12.6% | — |