1965 Antiguan general election

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29 November 1965

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All 10 seats in the House of Representatives
6 seats needed for a majority

	First party

Leader	Vere Bird
Party	ALP
Seats won	10
Seat change
Popular vote	7,275
Percentage	78.88%
Swing	6.14pp

Chief Minister before election

Vere Bird
ALP

Subsequent Chief Minister

Vere Bird
ALP

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General elections were held in

Antigua Labour Party (ALP), whose leader Vere Bird was re-elected as Chief Minister.^[2]

Six ALP candidates ran unopposed, meaning the party had won the elections before a vote was cast.[2] Voter turnout was 42.8%.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Antigua Labour Party	7,275	78.88	10	0
	Antigua and Barbuda Democratic Movement	1,859	20.16	0	0
	Independents	89	0.96	0	0
Total		9,223	100.00	10	0

Registered voters/turnout		21,525	–
Source: Nohlen

References

ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

^ ^a ^b Antigua and Barbuda General Election Results - 29 November 1965 Caribbean Elections

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