1954 Grenadian general election
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General elections were held in Grenada on 20 September 1954.[1] Although independent candidates received the most votes, Eric Gairy's Grenada United Labour Party (the only political party in existence at the time) won six of the eight seats, as it had done in the 1951 elections.[2] At this time the Legislative Council had few powers. The role of head of government remained with the Administrator.
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Grenada United Labour Party | 10,937 | 48.66 | 6 | 0 | |
Independents | 11,539 | 51.34 | 2 | +2 | |
Total | 22,476 | 100.00 | 8 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 22,476 | 90.52 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 2,353 | 9.48 | |||
Total votes | 24,829 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 36,846 | 67.39 | |||
Source: Caribbean Elections |
References
[edit]- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p307 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Steele, BA (2003) Grenada. A History of its People p359 ISBN 0-333-93053-3