1989 Antiguan general election
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All 17 seats in the House of Representatives 9 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 60.72% ( 0.40pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in
Antigua Labour Party (ALP), whose leader Vere Bird was reelected as Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 60.7%.[1]
This was Bird's eighth and final election victory. He resigned as Prime Minister in 1994, just before the
subsequent general elections. Bird was replaced by his son, Lester Bird
, the long-time party chairman.
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Antigua Labour Party | 14,207 | 63.85 | 15 | –1 | |
United National Democratic Party | 6,889 | 30.96 | 1 | New | |
Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement | 435 | 1.96 | 0 | New | |
Barbuda People's Movement | 304 | 1.37 | 1 | New | |
Barbuda Democratic Movement | 150 | 0.67 | 0 | New | |
Barbuda Independence Movement | 71 | 0.32 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 193 | 0.87 | 0 | –1 | |
Total | 22,249 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 22,249 | 99.37 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 141 | 0.63 | |||
Total votes | 22,390 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 36,876 | 60.72 | |||
Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6