Vincentian general election, 1979
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General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
on 5 December 1979. The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party
, which won eleven of the thirteen seats. Voter turnout was 63.9%.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....
on 5 December 1979. The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party
Saint Vincent Labour Party
The Saint Vincent Labour Party was a social democratic political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the ruling party between 1967 and 1972 and again from 1974 until 1984.-History:...
, which won eleven of the thirteen seats. Voter turnout was 63.9%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent Labour Party Saint Vincent Labour Party The Saint Vincent Labour Party was a social democratic political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the ruling party between 1967 and 1972 and again from 1974 until 1984.-History:... |
17,876 | 54.2 | 11 | |
| New Democratic Party | 9,022 | 27.4 | 2 | New |
| United People's Movement | 4,467 | 13.6 | 0 | New |
| People's Political Party People's Political Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) The People's Political Party was a political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It was established in 1952 as a breakaway from the ruling Eighth Army of Liberation, and was the country's first lasting nationwide political party. It was the only party to contest the 1954 general elections... |
1,492 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Independents | 98 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 321 | – | – | – |
| Total | 33,276 | 100 | 13 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||