30 April 1987 Saint Lucian general election

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]

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Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
United Workers Party28,04653.290
Saint Lucia Labour Party21,51540.880
Progressive Labour Party3,1766.000
Invalid/blank votes1,146
Total53,883100170
Registered voters/turnout83,25764.7
Source: Nohlen
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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p588 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p591
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