Saint Lucian general election, 1982
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General elections were held in Saint Lucia
on 3 May 1982. The result was a victory for the United Workers Party
, which won fourteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 66.9%.
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...
on 3 May 1982. The result was a victory for the United Workers Party
United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)
The United Workers Party is a conservative political party in Saint Lucia, led by Prime Minister Stephenson King and previously by John Compton.-History:...
, which won fourteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 66.9%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Workers Party United Workers Party (Saint Lucia) The United Workers Party is a conservative political party in Saint Lucia, led by Prime Minister Stephenson King and previously by John Compton.-History:... |
27,252 | 56.2 | 14 | |
| Progressive Labour Party Progressive Labour Party (Saint Lucia) The Progressive Labour Party was a political party in Saint Lucia. It first contested national elections in 1982, when it finished second behind the United Workers' Party with 27.1% of the vote, but only won a single seat. In the 6 April 1987 elections its vote share fell to 9.3% and they lost... |
13,133 | 27.1 | 1 | New |
| Saint Lucia Labour Party Saint Lucia Labour Party The Saint Lucia Labour Party is a social democratic political party in Saint Lucia. It currently holds ten of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly.-History:... |
8,122 | 16.7 | 2 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,083 | – | – | – |
| Total | 50,384 | 100 | 17 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||