1984 Vincentian general election

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1984 Vincentian general election
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg
  1979 25 July 1984 1989  

13 of 21 seats in the House of Assembly
7 seats needed for a majority
Turnout88.81% (Increase2.svg 24.91pp)
 First partySecond party
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Leader James Mitchell Milton Cato
Party New Democratic SVLP
Last election27.38%, 2 seats54.24%, 11 seats
Seats won94
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 7Decrease2.svg 7
Popular vote21,70017,493
Percentage51.41%41.44%
SwingIncrease2.svg 24.03ppDecrease2.svg 12.80pp

1984 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines general election - Results by constituency.svg
Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Milton Cato
SVLP

Elected Prime Minister

James Mitchell
NDP

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 25 July 1984. [1] The result was a victory for the New Democratic Party, which won nine of the thirteen seats. Voter turnout was 89%. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
New Democratic Party 21,70051.419+7
Saint Vincent Labour Party 17,49341.444–7
United People's Movement 1,3503.2000
Movement for National Unity 8552.030New
People's Democratic Party8101.920New
Total42,208100.00130
Valid votes42,20899.30
Invalid/blank votes2990.70
Total votes42,507100.00
Registered voters/turnout47,86388.81
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, p603