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{{Infobox election |
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| type = parliamentary |
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| country = Antigua and Barbuda |
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| election_date = 24 April 1980 |
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| previous_year = [[1976 Antiguan general election|1976]] |
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| next_year = [[1984 Antiguan general election|1984]] |
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| seats_for_election = All 17 seats in the [[House of Representatives (Antigua and Barbuda)|House of Representatives]] |
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| majority_seats = 9 |
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| turnout = 77.08% ({{decrease}} 17.89pp) |
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| outgoing_members = 6th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda#Members |
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| elected_members = 7th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda#Members |
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| image1 = Vere Bird (cropped).jpg |
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| leader1 = [[Vere Bird]] |
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| party1 = [[Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party|ALP]] |
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| seats1 = 13 |
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| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 2 |
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| popular_vote1 = 12,794 |
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| percentage1 = 58.04% |
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| swing1 = {{increase}} 9.03pp |
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| image2 = 3x4.svg |
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| leader2 = [[Robert Hall (Antiguan politician)|Robert Hall]] |
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| party2 = Progressive Labour Movement |
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| seats2 = 3 |
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| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 2 |
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| popular_vote2 = 8,654 |
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| percentage2 = 39.26% |
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| swing2 = {{decrease}} 10.61pp |
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| map_image = 1980 Antigua and Barbuda general election - Results by constituency.svg |
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| map_caption = Results by constituency |
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| title = [[Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda|Premier]] |
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| posttitle = Subsequent Premier |
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| before_election = [[Vere Bird]] |
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| before_party = [[Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party|ALP]] |
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| after_election = [[Vere Bird]] |
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| after_party = [[Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party|ALP]] |
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}}{{Politics of Antigua and Barbuda}} |
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| ⚫ | General elections were held in [[Antigua and Barbuda]] on 24 April 1980.<ref name=DN>[[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p66 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928357-6}}</ref> 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%.<ref name=DN/> |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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{{Election results |
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|party1=[[Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party|Antigua Labour Party]]|votes1=12794|seats1=13|sc1=+2 |
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|party2=[[Progressive Labour Movement]]|votes2=8654|seats2=3|sc2=–2 |
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|party3=[[Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement]]|votes3=259|seats3=0|sc3=New|color3=#606060 |
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|party4=[[Independent politician|Independents]]|votes4=335|seats4=1|sc4=0 |
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|total_sc=0 |
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|invalid=238 |
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|electorate=28906 |
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|source=Nohlen |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Elections in Antigua and Barbuda]] |
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[[Category:1980 elections in the Caribbean]] |
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[[Category:April 1980 events in North America]] |
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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.
Results
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Antigua Labour Party | 12,794 | 58.04 | 13 | +2 | |
| Progressive Labour Movement | 8,654 | 39.26 | 3 | –2 | |
| Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement | 259 | 1.18 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 335 | 1.52 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 22,042 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 22,042 | 98.93 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 238 | 1.07 | |||
| Total votes | 22,280 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 28,906 | 77.08 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p66 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
