1980 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election

1980 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election

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9 of the 13 seats in the National Assembly
First party Second party Third party   SKNLP NRP Leader Lee Moore Kennedy Simmonds Simeon Daniel Party SKNLP PAM NRP Seats won 4 3 2 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 7,335 4,990 2,356 Percentage 50.01% 33.93% 16.02%
Premier before election Lee Moore SKNLP Elected Premier Kennedy Simmonds PAM–NRP

General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 18 February 1980. ^[1] Although the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party won a plurality of the elected seats, the People's Action Movement (PAM) were able to form a coalition government with the Nevis Reformation Party which held a one-seat majority. PAM leader Kennedy Simmonds became Premier. ^[2] Voter turnout was 74.5%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party	7,355	50.01	4	–3
	People's Action Movement	4,990	33.93	3	+3
	Nevis Reformation Party	2,356	16.02	2	0
	Independents	6	0.04	0	0
Appointed members				4	0
Total		14,707	100.00	13	0
Valid votes		14,707	99.04
Invalid/blank votes		143	0.96
Total votes		14,850	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		19,921	74.54
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p574 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
2. Nohlen, p570