1944 Jamaican general election

1944 Jamaica general election

12 December 1944
32 seats in the House of Representatives 16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	58.68%
Party Leader Vote % Seats JLP Alexander Bustamante 41.44 22 PNP Norman Manley 23.50 5 Independents – 30.02 5 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Politics of Jamaica
Executive Monarch Charles III Governor-General (list) Patrick Allen Prime Minister Andrew Holness Cabinet Ministries and agencies
Legislative Parliament Senate President House of Representatives Speaker Leader of the Opposition Peter Phillips
Elections General: 2016 2020 2025 by-elections Political parties
Judiciary Caribbean Court of Justice Court of Appeal Supreme Court Parish Court Petty Sessions
Administrative divisions Constituencies Electoral divisions Populated places
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister: Kamina Johnson Smith Diplomatic missions of / in Jamaica Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Jamaica portal Other countries

General elections were held in Jamaica on 12 December 1944.^[1] The result was a victory for the Jamaica Labour Party, which won 22 of the 32 seats. This was the first election held under universal adult suffrage.^[2] Voter turnout was 58.7%.^[1]

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Jamaica Labour Party	144,661	41.44	22
	People's National Party	82,029	23.50	5
	Jamaica Democratic Party	14,123	4.05	0
	Other parties	3,500	1.00	0
	Independents	104,814	30.02	5
Total		349,127	100.00	32
Valid votes		349,127	89.72
Invalid/blank votes		39,982	10.28
Total votes		389,109	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		663,069	58.68
Source: Nohlen