1979 Saint Lucian general election

1979 Saint Lucian general election

2 July 1979
All 17 seats in the House of Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	68.01% (16.37pp)
First party Second party   Leader Allan Louisy John Compton Party Labour Party UWP Last election 44.65%, 7 seats 53.35%, 10 seats Seats won 12 5 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 25,294 19,706 Percentage 56.21% 43.79% Swing 11.56pp 9.56pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Vaughan Lewis UWP Subsequent Prime Minister Kenny Anthony Labour Party

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 2 July 1979. The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won twelve of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 68.0%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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