1960 Antiguan general election explained

Type:parliamentary
Country:Antigua and Barbuda
Election Date:29 November 1960
Previous Year:1956
Next Year:1965
Seats For Election:All 10 seats in the Legislative Council
Majority Seats:6
Turnout:37.98% (19.04pp)
Outgoing Members:2nd legislature of Antigua and Barbuda
Elected Members:3rd legislature of Antigua and Barbuda
Image1:Vere Bird (cropped).jpg
Leader1:Vere Bird
Party1:ALP
Seats1:10
Seat Change1: 2
Popular Vote1:2,128
Percentage1:85.02%
Swing1: 1.67pp
Chief Minister
Posttitle:Subsequent Chief Minister
Before Election:Vere Bird
Before Party:ALP
After Election:Vere Bird
After Party:ALP

General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 29 November 1960.[1] They were won by the governing Antigua Labour Party (ALP), whose leader Vere Bird was re-elected as Chief Minister, a position he had held since 1 January 1960 when the position was created.[2]

The 1960 elections were the only general elections held in the territory during its membership of the West Indies Federation, a brief attempt to create a federal state in the British West Indies. Voter turnout was 38%.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. http://www.caribbeanelections.com/ag/elections/ag_results_1960.asp Antigua and Barbuda General Election Results - 29 November 1960