1979 Saint Lucian general election
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]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Saint Lucia Labour Party | 25,294 | 56.21 | 12 | +5 | |
| United Workers Party | 19,706 | 43.79 | 5 | –5 | |
| Total | 45,000 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 45,000 | 97.42 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,191 | 2.58 | |||
| Total votes | 46,191 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 67,917 | 68.01 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p588 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p590
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