1979 Vincentian general election

1979 Vincentian general election
← 1974 5 December 1979 1984 →
13 seats in the House of Assembly
7 seats needed for a majority
Turnout63.90% (Increase 0.66pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Milton Cato James Mitchell
Party SVLP New Democratic
Last election 69.04%, 10 seats –
Seats won 11 2
Seat change Increase 1 New
Popular vote 17,876 9,022
Percentage 54.24% 27.38%
Swing Decrease 14.80pp New
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Office created

 Elected Prime Minister

Milton Cato
SVLP

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 5 December 1979.[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party (SVLP), which won eleven of the thirteen seats. Voter turnout was 64%,[2] up only slightly from 63% in 1974.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p600 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p603