Terpene October 14, 2016October 24, 2016 thcscience_admin 1944 Jamaica general election ← 1935 12 December 1944 1949 → 32 seats in the House of Representatives16 seats needed for a majorityTurnout58.68% Party Leader % 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: 200720112016 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] Results[edit] PartyVotes%SeatsJamaica Labour Party144,66141.4422People's National Party82,02923.505Jamaica Democratic Party14,1234.050Other parties3,5001.000Independents104,81430.025Total349,127100.0032Valid votes349,12789.72Invalid/blank votes39,98210.28Total votes389,109100.00Registered voters/turnout663,06958.68Source: Nohlen References[edit] ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6 ^ "History Notes: Information on Jamaica's Culture & Heritage". National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 9 November 2023. Elections and referendums in JamaicaGeneral elections 1677–1863 1884 1889 1894 1896 1901 1906 1911 1920 1925 1930 1935 1944 1949 1955 1959 1962 1967 1972 1976 1980 1983 1989 1993 1997 2002 2007 2011 2016 2020 Next Local elections 1947 1951 1956 1960 1966 1969 1974 1977 1981 1986 1990 1998 2003 2007 2012 2016 2024 West Indies elections 1958 Referendums 1961