1980 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election
General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 18 February 1980.[1] Although the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party won a plurality of seats, the People's Action Movement were able to form a coalition government with a one-seat majority and PAM leader Kennedy Simmonds became Prime Minister.[2] Voter turnout was 74.6%.[3]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party | 7,355 | 50.0 | 4 | -3 |
| People's Action Movement | 4,990 | 33,9 | 3 | +1 |
| Nevis Reformation Party | 2,356 | 16.0 | 2 | +2 |
| Independents | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 143 | – | – | – |
| Total | 14,850 | 100 | 9 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
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References
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p574 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p570
- Nohlen, p577
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