Snap general elections were held in Saint Lucia on 30 April 1987,[1] after elections earlier in the month had resulted in only a single-seat majority for the UWP. Despite increasing their share of the vote from 52.5% to 53.2%, the number of seats held by the UWP and the Saint Lucia Labour Party remained the same. Voter turnout was 64.7%.[2]
april, 1987, saint, lucian, general, election, snap, general, elections, were, held, saint, lucia, april, 1987, after, elections, earlier, month, resulted, only, single, seat, majority, despite, increasing, their, share, vote, from, number, seats, held, saint,. Snap general elections were held in Saint Lucia on 30 April 1987 1 after elections earlier in the month had resulted in only a single seat majority for the UWP Despite increasing their share of the vote from 52 5 to 53 2 the number of seats held by the UWP and the Saint Lucia Labour Party remained the same Voter turnout was 64 7 2 30 April 1987 Saint Lucian general election 6 April 1987 30 April 1987 1992 All 17 seats in the House of Assembly9 seats needed for a majorityTurnout64 72 3 98pp First party Second party Leader John Compton Julian HunteParty UWP Labour PartyLast election 52 46 9 seats 38 27 8 seatsSeats won 9 8Seat changePopular vote 28 046 21 515Percentage 53 18 40 80 Swing 0 72pp 2 53ppResults by constituencyPrime Minister before electionJohn ComptonUWP Subsequent Prime Minister John ComptonUWPResults edit nbsp PartyVotes Seats United Workers Party28 04653 1890Saint Lucia Labour Party21 51540 8080Progressive Labour Party3 1766 0200Total52 737100 00170Valid votes52 73797 87Invalid blank votes1 1462 13Total votes53 883100 00Registered voters turnout83 25764 72Source NohlenReferences edit Dieter Nohlen 2005 Elections in the Americas A data handbook Volume I p588 ISBN 978 0 19 928357 6 Nohlen p591 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 30 April 1987 Saint Lucian general election amp oldid 1137418100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,