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 Party17,87654.211+1
New Democratic Party9,02227.42New
United People's Movement4,46713.60New
People's Political Party1,4924.50-2
Independents980.30New
Invalid/blank votes321
Total33,276100130
Source: Nohlen

References

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