Antiguan general election, 1960

General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 29 November 1960.^[1] They were won by the governing Antigua Labour Party. ALP leader Vere Bird was re-elected as Chief Minister of Antigua. Bird had served as the first Chief Minister of Antigua since 1 January 1960.

The 1960 election was the fourth general election held during Antigua and Barbuda's history as a colonial territory of the British Empire. It was the only general election held in the territory during its membership of the West Indies Federation, a brief attempt to create a federal state in the British West Indies. Voter turnout was 38%.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Antigua Labour Party	2,128	85.0	10	+2
Barbuda Democratic Movement	151	6.0	0	New
Antigua Democratic Labour Party	66	2.6	0	New
Independents	158	6.3	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	56	-	-	-
Total	2,559	100	10	+2
Source: Nohlen

References

1 2 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p66 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

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