1979 Saint Lucian general election

1979 Saint Lucian general election
2 July 1979
All 17 seats in the House of Assembly
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout68.01% ( 16.37pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Allan Louisy John Compton
Party Labour Party UWP
Last election 44.65%, 7 seats 53.35%, 10 seats
Seats won 12 5
Seat change 5 5
Popular vote 25,294 19,706
Percentage 56.21% 43.79%
Swing 11.56pp 9.56pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

John Compton
UWP

Subsequent Prime Minister

Allan Louisy
Labour Party

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 2 July 1979.[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won twelve of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 68.0%.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Saint Lucia Labour Party25,29456.2112+5
United Workers Party19,70643.795–5
Total45,000100.00170
Valid votes45,00097.42
Invalid/blank votes1,1912.58
Total votes46,191100.00
Registered voters/turnout67,91768.01
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p588 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p590
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