| General Election
Results - 12 October 1951 |
General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 12 October 1951 for the 7-seat parliament. A total of 22 candidates contested the election. This was the first election since the attainment of universal adult suffrage.
Two parties, the St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) and the People's Progressive Party (PPP) presented six candidates each, and there were 10 independents.
The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won five of the eight seats. Voter turnout was 59.1%. |
| Total Valid Votes |
15,718 |
| Invalid Votes |
1,342 |
| Total Votes Cast |
17,060 |
| Population |
81,000 |
| Registered Voters |
28,398 |
| Voter Turnout |
60.07% |
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| Dissolution of previous Parliament |
- |
| Nomination Day |
- |
| Polling Day |
Fri, 11 Dec 1951 |
| First Meeting of new Parliament |
- |
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| Central Castries |
1,678 |
660 |
- |
509 |
1,169 |
50 |
1,219 |
72.65% |
| North Castries |
6,254 |
1,985 |
775 |
65 |
2,825 |
227 |
3,052 |
48.80% |
| South Castries |
4,386 |
1,058 |
225 |
479 |
1,762 |
212 |
1,974 |
45.01% |
| Anse-La Raye & Canaries |
2,431 |
- |
100 |
1,456 |
1,556 |
71 |
1,627 |
66.93% |
| Soufriere |
3,164 |
751 |
515 |
1,036 |
2,302 |
111 |
2,413 |
76.26% |
| Choiseul |
3,094 |
- |
- |
1,729 |
1,729 |
344 |
2,073 |
67.00% |
| Laborie – Vieux Fort |
3,943 |
927 |
1,213 |
- |
2,140 |
204 |
2,344 |
59.45% |
| Micoud -Dennery |
3,448 |
1,418 |
817 |
- |
2,235 |
123 |
2,358 |
68.39% |
| Total |
28,398 |
6,799 |
3,645 |
5,274 |
15,718 |
1,342 |
17,060 |
60.07% |
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| Key |
SLP = Saint Lucia Labour Party; UWP = United Workers Party; IND = Independent; *Incumbent; **Political Leader |
| Sources |
| The Electoral Office of St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
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