1980 Antiguan general election explained

Type:parliamentary
Country:Antigua and Barbuda
Election Date:24 April 1980
Previous Year:1976
Next Year:1984
Seats For Election:All 17 seats in the House of Representatives
Majority Seats:9
Turnout:77.08% (17.89pp)
Outgoing Members:6th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda#Members
Elected Members:7th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda#Members
Image1:Vere Bird (cropped).jpg
Leader1:Vere Bird
Party1:ALP
Seats1:13
Seat Change1: 2
Popular Vote1:12,794
Percentage1:58.04%
Swing1: 9.03pp
Leader2:Robert Hall
Party2:Progressive Labour Movement
Seats2:3
Seat Change2: 2
Popular Vote2:8,654
Percentage2:39.26%
Swing2: 10.61pp
Premier
Posttitle:Subsequent Premier
Before Election:Vere Bird
Before Party:ALP
After Election:Vere Bird
After Party:ALP

General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 24 April 1980.[1] They were won by the governing Antigua Labour Party. ALP leader Vere Bird was re-elected as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. Voter turnout was 77.1%.[1]

They were the last elections before Antigua and Barbuda's independence as a Commonwealth realm in 1981.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]