1980 Antiguan general election
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All 17 seats in the House of Representatives 9 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 77.08% (![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 24 April 1980.[1] They were won by the governing Antigua Labour Party. ALP leader Vere Bird was re-elected as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. Voter turnout was 77.1%.[1]
They were the last elections before Antigua and Barbuda's independence as a Commonwealth realm in 1981.
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Antigua Labour Party | 12,794 | 58.04 | 13 | +2 | |
Progressive Labour Movement | 8,654 | 39.26 | 3 | –2 | |
Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement | 259 | 1.18 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 335 | 1.52 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 22,042 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 22,042 | 98.93 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 238 | 1.07 | |||
Total votes | 22,280 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 28,906 | 77.08 | |||
Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p66 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6