1989 Vincentian general election

1989 Vincentian general election

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15 seats in the House of Assembly
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout72.38% (Decrease16.43pp)
  First party
 
Leader James Mitchell
Party New Democratic
Last election 51.41%, 9 seats
Seats won 15
Seat change Increase 6
Popular vote 29,079
Percentage 66.29%
Swing Increase14.88pp

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

James Mitchell
NDP

Elected Prime Minister

James Mitchell
NDP

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 16 May 1989.[1] The result was a landslide victory for the centrist New Democratic Party, which won all fifteen seats, returning James Mitchell to a second term as prime minister. Voter turnout was 72.4%.[2]

The 1989 election is also the most lopsided in terms of the popular vote margin since the country gained independence in 1979, with the NDP securing a 36-point victory over the second-placed Saint Vincent Labour Party. As of 2017, this is the last time that a single party won over 60% of the popular vote or more than 80% of the constituencies. It is also the last time that North Central Windward, South Windward, and Central Leeward have voted for the NDP.

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