1961 Vincentian general election
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 20 April 1961.[1] The result was a victory for the People's Political Party, which won six of the nine seats. Voter turnout was 77.1%.[2]
Administrative divisions (parishes) |
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Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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People's Political Party | 11,500 | 49.32 | 6 | +1 | |
Saint Vincent Labour Party | 11,164 | 47.88 | 3 | +3 | |
Independents | 654 | 2.80 | 0 | –2 | |
Total | 23,318 | 100.00 | 9 | +1 | |
Valid votes | 23,318 | 97.26 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 658 | 2.74 | |||
Total votes | 23,976 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 31,086 | 77.13 | |||
Source: Nohlen |
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p600 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p602
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