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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 = 1 November 1956 |
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| previous_year = [[1951 Antiguan general election|1951]] |
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| next_year = [[1960 Antiguan general election|1960]] |
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| seats_for_election = All 8 elected seats in the [[Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda|Legislative Council]] |
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| majority_seats = 5 |
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| turnout = 57.02% ({{decrease}} 13.31pp) |
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| outgoing_members = 1st legislature of Antigua and Barbuda |
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| elected_members = 2nd legislature of Antigua and Barbuda |
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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 = 8 |
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| seat_change1 = {{steady}} |
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| popular_vote1 = 5,509 |
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| percentage1 = 86.69% |
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| swing1 = {{decrease}} 0.71pp |
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| map_image = 1956 Antigua and Barbuda general election - Results by constituency.svg |
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}}{{Politics of Antigua and Barbuda}} |
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⚫ | General elections were held in [[Antigua and Barbuda]] on 1 November 1956.<ref name=DN>Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p66 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928357-6}}</ref> The [[Antigua Labour Party]] retained all eight elected seats and the party's leader [[Vere Bird]] became Minister of Trade and Production after a ministerial system of government was established.<ref name=dictionary>{{cite book |title= The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean |last= Gunson |first= Phil | last2=Chamberlain |first2=Greg | last3=Thompson | first3=Andrew |year= 1991 |publisher= Routledge |isbn= 0-415-02445-5 |page= 40 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=qF4OAAAAQAAJ}}</ref><ref name=national>{{cite web|url=http://www.un.int/antigua/press/prvcbird.htm |title=Antigua and Barbuda's National Hero Dies At The Age Of 89 |accessdate=2009-01-08 |publisher=Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227081144/http://www.un.int/antigua/press/prvcbird.htm |archivedate=2009-02-27 }}</ref> Voter turnout was 57%.<ref name=DN/> |
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==Results== |
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!Party |
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!Votes |
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|party1=[[Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party|Antigua Labour Party]]|votes1=5509|seats1=8|sc1=0 |
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!Seats |
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|party3=[[Post Union]]|votes3=49|seats3=0|sc3=New|color3=#606060 |
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!+/- |
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|invalid=145 |
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|align=left|[[Antigua Labour Party]]||5,509||86.7||8||0 |
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|electorate=11400 |
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|align=left|[[Post Union]]||49||0.8||0||New |
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|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||145||-||-||- |
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|align=left|'''Total'''||'''6,500'''||'''100'''||'''8'''||'''0''' |
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[[Category:Landslide victories]] |
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[[Category:November 1956 events in North America|Antigua]] |
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General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 1 November 1956.[1] The Antigua Labour Party retained all eight elected seats and the party's leader Vere Bird became Minister of Trade and Production after a ministerial system of government was established.[2][3] Voter turnout was 57%.[1]
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Antigua Labour Party | 5,509 | 86.69 | 8 | 0 | |
Antigua National Party | 797 | 12.54 | 0 | New | |
Post Union | 49 | 0.77 | 0 | New | |
Total | 6,355 | 100.00 | 8 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 6,355 | 97.77 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 145 | 2.23 | |||
Total votes | 6,500 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 11,400 | 57.02 | |||
Source: Nohlen |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p66 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Gunson, Phil; Chamberlain, Greg; Thompson, Andrew (1991). The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean. Routledge. p. 40. ISBN 0-415-02445-5.
- ^ "Antigua and Barbuda's National Hero Dies At The Age Of 89". Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.