Montserratian general election, 1973

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Early general elections were held in Montserrat on 20 September 1973.^[1] The result was a victory for the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), which won five of the seven seats in the Legislative Council. PDP leader Percival Austin Bramble remained Chief Minister.^[1]

Background

Following the 1970 elections, the next elections were not due until March 1976. However, Bramble asked the Governor to dissolve the Legislative Council on 7 August, resulting in early elections.^[2] Bramble claimed that he required a new mandate to combat racism in the island's education system.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Progressive Democratic Party	2,279	65.2	5	–2
Independents	1,214	34.8	2	+2
Invalid/blank votes	56	–	–	–
Total	3,549	100	7	0
Registered voters/turnout	5,051	70.3	–	–
Source: Emmanuel^[3]

References

1 2 General Election Results - 20 September 1973 Caribbean Elections
1 2 J A George Irish (1974) Alliouagana in agony, p3
↑ Patrick A Emmanuel (1992) Elections & Party Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean 1944-1991, Caribbean Development Research Service, pp10–24

Elections in Montserrat

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