Vincentian general election, 1979

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General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 5 December 1979.^[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party, which won eleven of the thirteen seats. Voter turnout was 63.9%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Saint Vincent Labour Party	17,876	54.2	11	+1
New Democratic Party	9,022	27.4	2	New
United People's Movement	4,467	13.6	0	New
People's Political Party	1,492	4.5	0	-2
Independents	98	0.3	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	321	–	–	–
Total	33,276	100	13	0
Source: Nohlen

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p600 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
↑ Nohlen, p603

Elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

General elections	1951 1954 1957 1961 1966 1967 1972 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1998 2001 2005 2010 2015

West Indies elections	1958

Referendums	2009

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