1983 Montserratian general election

General elections were held in Montserrat in February 1983.[1] The result was a victory for the People's Liberation Movement (PLM), which won five of the seven seats in the Legislative Council. PLM leader John Osborne remained Chief Minister.[1]

Campaign

A total of 22 candidates contested the elections; the PLM and the Progressive Democratic Party both nominated seven, the United National Front nominated four, with the other four candidates running as independents, three of which contested the Northern constituency.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Liberation Movement2,51755.035–2
Progressive Democratic Party1,58734.702+2
United National Front2515.490New
Independents2194.7900
Total4,574100.0070
Valid votes4,57498.62
Invalid/blank votes641.38
Total votes4,638100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,21374.65
Source: Emmanuel[3]

Elected MPs

Constituency Elected MP Party
CentralE DyerProgressive Democratic Party
EasternN TuittPeople's Liberation Movement
North-WesternJohn OsbornePeople's Liberation Movement
NorthernJ B ChalmersPeople's Liberation Movement
PlymouthF MargetsonPeople's Liberation Movement
SouthernPercival Austin BrambleProgressive Democratic Party
WindwardDavid BrandtPeople's Liberation Movement

References

  1. 1 2 General Election Results -February 1983 Archived 2023-01-27 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections
  2. ↑ Howard A Fergus (1985) Rule Britannia: Politics in British Montserrat, University Centre, p103
  3. ↑ Patrick A Emmanuel (1992) Elections & Party Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean 1944-1991, Caribbean Development Research Service, pp10–24
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