Vincentian general election, 1957

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General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 12 September 1957.^[1] The result was a victory for the People's Political Party, which won five of the eight seats. Voter turnout was 70.9%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
People's Political Party	9,702	49.4	5	+2
Saint Vincent Labour Party	3,741	19.0	0	New
People's Liberation Movement	2,981	15.2	1	New
Independents	3,325	16.4	2	-3
Invalid/blank votes	2,285	–	–	–
Total	21,943	100	8	0
Source: Nohlen

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p600 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
↑ Nohlen, p602

Elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

General elections	1951 1954 1957 1961 1966 1967 1972 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1998 2001 2005 2010 2015

West Indies elections	1958

Referendums	2009

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