1984 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election

1984 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election

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11 of the 15 seats in the National Assembly
First party Second party Third party   SKNLP NRP Leader Kennedy Simmonds Lee Moore Simeon Daniel Party PAM SKNLP NRP Seats won 6 2 3 Seat change 3 2 1 Popular vote 8,596 7,463 1,830 Percentage 47.58% 41.31% 10.13% Swing 13.65pp 8.70pp 5.89pp
Prime Minister before election Kennedy Simmonds PAM–NRP Elected Prime Minister Kennedy Simmonds PAM–NRP

General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 25 July 1984. ^[1] The result was a victory for the People's Action Movement (PAM), which won six of the eleven directly-elected seats. The ruling coalition of PAM and the Nevis Reformation Party continued as a result of the elections. ^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Action Movement	8,596	47.58	6	+3
	Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party	7,463	41.31	2	–2
	Nevis Reformation Party	1,830	10.13	3	+1
	People's Democratic Party	144	0.80	0	New
	Kelsick and Wilkin Monopoly Breakers	32	0.18	0	New
Appointed members				4	New
Total		18,065	100.00	15	+2
Valid votes		18,065	99.60
Invalid/blank votes		73	0.40
Total votes		18,138	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		24,421	74.27
Source: Caribbean Elections

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p574 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
2. "St Kitts and Nevis elections of 1984" (PDF). Inter-Parliamentary Union.