1961 Vincentian general election

1961 Vincentian general election

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9 seats in the House of Assembly 5 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	77.13% ( 6.25pp)
First party Second party   Leader Ebenezer Joshua Milton Cato Party PPP SVLP Last election 49.35%, 5 seats 19.03%, 0 seats Seats won 6 3 Seat change 1 3 Popular vote 11,500 11,164 Percentage 49.32% 47.88% Swing 0.03pp 28.85pp
Results by constituency
Chief Minister before election Ebenezer Joshua PPP Elected Chief Minister Ebenezer Joshua PPP

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 20 April 1961. ^[1] The result was a victory for the People's Political Party, which won six of the nine seats. Voter turnout was 77.1%. ^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Political Party	11,500	49.32	6	+1
	Saint Vincent Labour Party	11,164	47.88	3	+3
	Independents	654	2.80	0	–2
Total		23,318	100.00	9	+1
Valid votes		23,318	97.26
Invalid/blank votes		658	2.74
Total votes		23,976	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		31,086	77.13
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p600 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
2. Nohlen, p602