1960 Antiguan general election
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General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 29 November 1960.[1] They were won by the governing Antigua Labour Party (ALP), whose leader Vere Bird was re-elected as Chief Minister, a position he had held since 1 January 1960 when the position was created.[2]
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The 1960 elections were the only general elections held in the territory during its membership of the West Indies Federation, a brief attempt to create a federal state in the British West Indies. Voter turnout was 38%.
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Antigua Labour Party | 2,128 | 85.02 | 10 | +2 | |
| Barbuda Democratic Movement | 151 | 6.03 | 0 | New | |
| Antigua Democratic Labour Party | 66 | 2.64 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 158 | 6.31 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 2,503 | 100.00 | 10 | +2 | |
| Valid votes | 2,503 | 97.81 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 56 | 2.19 | |||
| Total votes | 2,559 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,738 | 37.98 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p66 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Antigua and Barbuda General Election Results - 29 November 1960 Caribbean Elections