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1949 Jamaican general election

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Field	Value
country	Jamaica
flag_year	1906
previous_election	[1944](1944-jamaican-general-election)
next_election	[1955](1955-jamaican-general-election)
election_date	20 December 1949
election_name	1949 Jamaica general election
seats_for_election	32 seats in the House of Representatives
majority_seats	16
turnout	65.16% ( 6.48pp)
party1	People's National Party
leader1	Norman Manley
percentage1	43.46
seats1	13
last_election1	5
party2	Jamaica Labour Party
leader2	Alexander Bustamante
percentage2	42.71
seats2	17
last_election2	22
party3	Independents
leader3	–
percentage3	12.58
seats3	2
last_election3	5

General elections were held in Jamaica on 20 December 1949. Although the People's National Party received more votes, the Jamaica Labour Party won a majority of seats. Voter turnout was 65%. , this election was the last time an independent was elected to the legislature.

Results

References

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

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