1984 Grenadian general election

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1984 Grenadian general election
Flag of Grenada.svg
  1976 3 December 1984 1990  

All 15 seats in the House of Representatives
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout86.19%
 First partySecond party
  Herbert Blaize 1986 (profile).jpg Eric Gairy 1977.png
Leader Herbert Blaize Eric Gairy
Party NNP GULP
Last election13.74%, 1 seat51.74%, 9 seats
Seats won141
Seat changeIncrease2.svg13Decrease2.svg8
Popular vote24,04514,721
Percentage58.61%35.88%
SwingIncrease2.svg44.87ppDecrease2.svg15.86pp

Grenadian general election map, 1984.svg
Winning party by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Nicholas Brathwaite
Non-partisan

Elected Prime Minister

Herbert Blaize
NNP

General elections were held in Grenada on 3 December 1984, [1] the first after the U.S.-led invasion that followed two coups. The result was a victory for the New National Party, which won 14 of the 15 seats. Voter turnout was 86%. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
New National Party 24,04558.6114New
Grenada United Labour Party 14,72135.881–8
Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement 2,0394.970New
Christian Democratic Labour Party 1040.250New
Grenada Federated Labour Party 100.020New
Independents1040.2500
Total41,023100.00150
Valid votes41,02398.84
Invalid/blank votes4831.16
Total votes41,506100.00
Registered voters/turnout48,15886.19
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