Vincentian general election, 1979

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General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 5 December 1979.^[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party, which won eleven of the thirteen seats. Voter turnout was 63.9%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Saint Vincent Labour Party	17,876	54.2	11	+1
New Democratic Party	9,022	27.4	2	New
United People's Movement	4,467	13.6	0	New
People's Political Party	1,492	4.5	0	-2
Independents	98	0.3	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	321	–	–	–
Total	33,276	100	13	0
Source: Nohlen

References

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p600 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
↑ Nohlen, p603

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