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1957 Saint Lucian general election

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General election results for Saint Lucia in 1957

Results by constituency

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General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 18 September 1957. The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won seven of the eight seats. Voter turnout was 56.8%.

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Saint Lucia Labour Party	14,345	66.47	7	+2
	People's Progressive Party	6,134	28.42	1	0
	Independents	1,103	5.11	0	–2
Total		21,582	100.00	8	0

Valid votes		21,582	97.02
Invalid/blank votes		662	2.98
Total votes		22,244	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		39,147	56.82
Source: Nohlen

References

Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p588 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
Nohlen, p590

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