1990 Grenadian general election

General elections were held in Grenada on 13 March 1990.[1] The result was a victory for the National Democratic Congress, which won seven of the 15 seats. Voter turnout was 68%.[2]

1990 Grenadian general election

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All 15 seats in the House of Representatives
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout68.42%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Nicholas Brathwaite Eric Gairy
Party NDC GULP
Last election 35.88%, 1 seat
Seats won 7 4
Seat change New Increase3
Popular vote 13,637 11,105
Percentage 34.55% 28.13%
Swing New Decrease7.75pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Keith Mitchell Ben Jones
Party NNP NP
Last election 58.61%, 14 seats
Seats won 2 2
Seat change Decrease12 New
Popular vote 6,916 6,854
Percentage 17.52% 17.36%
Swing Decrease41.09pp New

Winning party by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Ben Jones
NP

Elected Prime Minister

Nicholas Brathwaite
NDC

Results

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2
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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Democratic Congress13,63734.557New
Grenada United Labour Party11,10528.134+3
New National Party6,91617.522–12
The National Party6,85417.362New
Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement9382.3800
Good Old Democratic Party60.020New
Independents150.0400
Total39,471100.00150
Valid votes39,47198.83
Invalid/blank votes4681.17
Total votes39,939100.00
Registered voters/turnout58,37468.42
Source: Nohlen

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p307 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p311