1967 Grenadian general election

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1967 Grenadian general election
Flag of Grenada (1967-1974).svg
  1962 24 August 1967 1972  

All 10 seats in the House of Representatives
6 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Eric Gairy Profile.jpg Herbert Blaize 1986 (profile).jpg
Leader Eric Gairy Herbert Blaize
Party GULP GNP
Last election45.98%, 4 seats53.73%, 6 seats
Seats won73
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg3
Popular vote15.82713.172
Percentage54.58%45.42%
SwingIncrease2.svg8.60ppDecrease2.svg8.31pp

Grenadian general election map, 1967.svg
Results by constituency

Premier before election

Herbert Blaize
GNP

Elected Premier

Eric Gairy
GULP

General elections were held in Grenada on 24 August 1967. [1] The result was a victory for the Grenada United Labour Party, which won seven of the ten seats. Voter turnout was 77.1%. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Grenada United Labour Party 15,82754.587+3
Grenada National Party 13,17245.423–3
Total28,999100.00100
Valid votes28,99996.71
Invalid/blank votes9853.29
Total votes29,984100.00
Registered voters/turnout38,88077.12
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p307 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p310