1956 Antiguan general election

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1956 Antiguan general election
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg
  1951 1 November 1956 1960  

All 8 elected seats in the Legislative Council
5 seats needed for a majority
Turnout57.02% (Decrease2.svg 13.31pp)
 First party
  Vere Bird (cropped).jpg
Leader Vere Bird
Party ALP
Seats won8
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote5,509
Percentage86.69%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.71pp

1956 Antigua and Barbuda general election - Results by constituency.svg

General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 1 November 1956. [1] The Antigua Labour Party retained all eight elected seats and the party's leader Vere Bird became Minister of Trade and Production after a ministerial system of government was established. [2] [3] Voter turnout was 57%. [1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Antigua Labour Party 5,50986.6980
Antigua National Party 79712.540New
Post Union 490.770New
Total6,355100.0080
Valid votes6,35597.77
Invalid/blank votes1452.23
Total votes6,500100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,40057.02
Source: Nohlen

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References

  1. 1 2 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p66 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Gunson, Phil; Chamberlain, Greg; Thompson, Andrew (1991). The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean. Routledge. p. 40. ISBN   0-415-02445-5.
  3. "Antigua and Barbuda's National Hero Dies At The Age Of 89". Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.