General elections were held in Grenada

Grenada

Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...

 on 13 September 1962. Herbert Blaize

Herbert Blaize

Herbert Augustus Blaize was a Grenadian politician and leader of the Grenada National Party. When Grenada was still a British Crown Colony he served as the first Chief Minister from 1960-61, and again, from 1962-67. He became the first Premier of the autonomous Associated State of Grenada briefly...

's Grenada National Party

Grenada National Party

-History:The party was founded in 1955 and took its support from the urban middle class and landowners. It first contested national elections in 1957 when it won two of the eight seats, tied with the Grenada United Labour Party and the People's Democratic Movement. Its leader Herbert Blaize became...

 won six of the ten seats and Blaize was appointed Chief Minister for the second time. Blaize served as Head of Government until the next general election

Grenadian general election, 1967

General elections were held in Grenada on 24 August 1967. The result was a victory for the Grenada United Labour Party, which won seven of the ten seats. Voter turnout was 77.1%.-Results:...

 in August 1967, initially as Chief Minister until March 1967, and subsequently when Grenada became a fully internally autonomous Associated State, as Grenada's first Premier. Voter turnout was 72.6.

Background

Grenada`s Administrator, the Queens representative on the island, James Lloyd

James Lloyd

James Lloyd may refer to:*James Lloyd , U.S. Senator*James Lloyd , U.S. Senator*James Lloyd , convict transported to Western Australia...

 suspended the constitution, dissolved the Legislative Council, and removed Eric Gairy

Eric Gairy

Sir Eric Matthew Gairy was the first Prime Minister of Grenada, serving from Grenada`s independence in 1974 until his overthrow in a coup by Maurice Bishop in 1979...

 as Chief Minister in April 1962, following allegations concerning the Gairy`s financial impropriety. Gairy had been Chief Minister for 10 months since August 1961 and his party the Grenada United Labour Party

Grenada United Labour Party

-History:The party was founded by Eric Gairy in 1950. It was the only party to contest the first elections held under universal suffrage in 1951, and won six of the eight seats. The 1954 elections saw the same outcome...

 held a majority in the Legislative Council following the 1961 elections

Grenadian general election, 1961

General elections were held in Grenada on 27 March 1961. Eric Gairy's Grenada United Labour Party won eight of the ten seats, his wife Cynthia Gairy becoming the first woman to be elected to the legislature. George E.D...

. The negative publicity surrounding the removal of Gairy led to a significant fall in support for GULP.

Results

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Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Grenada National Party Grenada National Party -History:The party was founded in 1955 and took its support from the urban middle class and landowners. It first contested national elections in 1957 when it won two of the eight seats, tied with the Grenada United Labour Party and the People's Democratic Movement. Its leader Herbert Blaize became...	11,341	53.7	6
Grenada United Labour Party Grenada United Labour Party -History:The party was founded by Eric Gairy in 1950. It was the only party to contest the first elections held under universal suffrage in 1951, and won six of the eight seats. The 1954 elections saw the same outcome...	9,705	46.0	4
Independents	61	0.3	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	1,953
Total	23,060	100	10	0
Source: Nohlen