1955 Montserratian general election
General elections were held in Montserrat on 18 March 1955.[1] The result was a victory for the Montserrat Labour Party, which won three of the five seats in the Legislative Council. The other two seats were taken by the independent candidate Robert William Griffith (who had left the MLP) and a Merchant Planter, William Lleweyn Wall.[2]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Montserrat Labour Party | 1,246 | 47.4 | 3 | –2 |
| Independents | 1,385 | 52.6 | 2 | +2 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | 24 | |
| Total | 2,824 | 5 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,911 | – | – | |
| Source: Emmanuel[3] | ||||
References
- General Election Results - 18 March 1955 Caribbean Elections
- Howard A Fergus (1985) Rule Britannia: Politics in British Montserrat, University Centre, p19
- Patrick A Emmanuel (1992) Elections & Party Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean 1944-1991, Caribbean Development Research Service, pp10–24
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