Vincentian general election, 1974
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General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
on 9 December 1974. The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party
, which won ten of the 13 seats. Voter turnout was 63.2%.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....
on 9 December 1974. The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party
Saint Vincent Labour Party
The Saint Vincent Labour Party was a social democratic political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the ruling party between 1967 and 1972 and again from 1974 until 1984.-History:...
, which won ten of the 13 seats. Voter turnout was 63.2%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent Labour Party Saint Vincent Labour Party The Saint Vincent Labour Party was a social democratic political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the ruling party between 1967 and 1972 and again from 1974 until 1984.-History:... |
19,579 | 69.0 | 10 | |
| Mitchell/Sylvester Faction Mitchell/Sylvester Faction The Mitchell/Sylvester Faction, also known as Junta, was a political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It was formed by James Fitz-Allen Mitchell and senior members of the People's Political Party and contested the 1974 general elections, receiving 16.4% of the vote and winning a single... |
4,641 | 16.4 | 1 | New |
| People's Political Party People's Political Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) The People's Political Party was a political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It was established in 1952 as a breakaway from the ruling Eighth Army of Liberation, and was the country's first lasting nationwide political party. It was the only party to contest the 1954 general elections... |
3,806 | 13.4 | 2 | |
| Democratic Freedom Movement Democratic Freedom Movement The Democratic Freedom Movement was a political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It contested the 1974 general elections, but received just 217 votes and failed to win a seat. The party did not contest any further elections.... |
217 | 0.8 | 0 | New |
| West Indies National Party West Indies National Party The West Indies National Party was a political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It contested the 1974 general elections, but received just 116 votes and failed to win a seat. It did not contest any further elections.... |
116 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 215 | – | – | – |
| Total | 28,574 | 100 | 13 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||