1982 Saint Lucian general election

1982 Saint Lucian general election

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All 17 seats in the House of Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	65.80% (2.21pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader John Compton Peter Josie Jon Odlum Party UWP Labour Party PLP Last election 43.79%, 5 seats 56.21%, 12 seats – Seats won 14 2 1 Seat change 9 10 New Popular vote 27,252 8,122 13,133 Percentage 56.18% 16.27% 27.07% Swing 12.39pp 39.47pp New
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Michael Pilgrim PLP Subsequent Prime Minister John Compton UWP

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General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 3 May 1982.^[1] The result was a victory for the United Workers Party, which won fourteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 65.8%.