1989 Vincentian general election
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| Turnout | 72.38% ( 16.43pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Results
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| New Democratic Party | 29,079 | 66.29 | 15 | +6 | |
| Saint Vincent Labour Party | 13,290 | 30.30 | 0 | –4 | |
| Movement for National Unity | 1,030 | 2.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| United People's Movement | 468 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 43,867 | 100.00 | 15 | +2 | |
| Valid votes | 43,867 | 99.21 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 351 | 0.79 | |||
| Total votes | 44,218 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 61,091 | 72.38 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p600 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p603
