1982 Saint Lucian general election

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 3 May 1982.[1] The result was a victory for the United Workers Party, which won fourteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 65.8%.

1982 Saint Lucian general election

3 May 1982

All 17 seats in the House of Assembly
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65.80% (Decrease2.21pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader John Compton Peter Josie Jon Odlum
Party UWP Labour Party PLP
Last election 43.79%, 5 seats 56.21%, 12 seats โ€“
Seats won 14 2 1
Seat change Increase 9 Decrease 10 New
Popular vote 27,252 8,122 13,133
Percentage 56.18% 16.27% 27.07%
Swing Increase12.39pp Decrease39.47pp New

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Michael Pilgrim
PLP

Subsequent Prime Minister

John Compton
UWP

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/โ€“
United Workers Party27,25256.1814+9
Progressive Labour Party13,13327.071New
Saint Lucia Labour Party8,12216.742โ€“10
Total48,507100.00170
Valid votes48,50797.82
Invalid/blank votes1,0832.18
Total votes49,590100.00
Registered voters/turnout75,36365.80
Source: Caribbean Elections

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p588 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
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