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'''General elections''' were held in [[Antigua and Barbuda]] on 24 April 1980.<ref name=DN>Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p66 ISBN 9780199283576</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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This was the last election in the state before Antigua and Barbuda's independence as a [[Commonwealth realm]] in 1981. |
This was the last election in the state before Antigua and Barbuda's independence as a [[Commonwealth realm]] in 1981. |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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!Seats |
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|align=left|[[Antigua Labour Party]]||12,794||58.0||13||+2 |
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|align=left|[[Progressive Labour Movement]]||8,654||39.3||3||-2 |
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|align=left|[[Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement]]||259||1.2||0||New |
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|align=left|Independents||335||1.5||1||0 |
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|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||238||-||-||- |
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|align=left|'''Total'''||'''22,280'''||'''100'''||'''17'''||'''0''' |
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|colspan=5 align=left|Source: Nohlen |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 17:25, 14 June 2011
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]
This was the last election in the state before Antigua and Barbuda's independence as a Commonwealth realm in 1981.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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| Antigua Labour Party | 12,794 | 58.0 | 13 | +2 |
| Progressive Labour Movement | 8,654 | 39.3 | 3 | -2 |
| Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement | 259 | 1.2 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 335 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 238 | - | - | - |
| Total | 22,280 | 100 | 17 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
