1978 Montserratian general election

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General elections were held in Montserrat in 23 November 1978. The result was a victory for the People's Liberation Movement (PLM), which won all seven seats in the Legislative Council. PLM leader John Osborne became Chief Minister.

Campaign

A total of 18 candidates contested the elections; both the PLM and the ruling Progressive Democratic Party nominated seven candidates, with four independents also running.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Liberation Movement	2,695	62.10	7	New
	Progressive Democratic Party	1,442	33.23	0	–6
	Independents	203	4.68	0	–1
Total		4,340	100.00	7	0

Valid votes		4,340	97.75
Invalid/blank votes		100	2.25
Total votes		4,440	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		5,679	78.18
Source: Emmanuel

Elected MPs

Constituency	Elected MP	Party
Central	J S Dublin	People's Liberation Movement
Eastern	N Tuitt	People's Liberation Movement
North-Western	John Osborne	People's Liberation Movement
Northern	J B Chalmers	People's Liberation Movement
Plymouth	F Margetson	People's Liberation Movement
Southern	J A Taylor	People's Liberation Movement
Windward	T E Meade	People's Liberation Movement

References

"MONTSERRAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY PARLIAMENTARY DATA 1952 TO 2019" (PDF). Montserrat Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 4 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ General Election Results - November 1978 Caribbean Elections
Patrick A Emmanuel (1992) Elections & Party Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean 1944-1991, Caribbean Development Research Service, pp10–24

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