1979 Saint Lucian general election

1979 Saint Lucian general election

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All 17 seats in the House of Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	68.01% (16.37pp)
First party Second party   Leader Allan Louisy John Compton Party Labour Party UWP Last election 44.65%, 7 seats 53.35%, 10 seats Seats won 12 5 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 25,294 19,706 Percentage 56.21% 43.79% Swing 11.56pp 9.56pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Vaughan Lewis UWP Subsequent Prime Minister Kenny Anthony Labour Party

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General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 2 July 1979.^[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won twelve of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 68.0%.^[2]