| General Election
Results - 18 February 1980 |
Elections were held for all the seats in National Assembly in February 1980.
A total of 19 candidates were nominated to contest the General Elections in the 9 constituencies: In St. Kitts: People's Action Movement (PAM) - 7; St. Kitts Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) - 7; Independent - 1. In Nevis: Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) – 2; People's Democratic Party (PDP) - 2.
At the end of the count, the results were as follows: In St. Kitts: People's Action Movement (PAM) - 3; St. Kitts Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) - 4. In Nevis: Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) – 2.
General elections in resulted in the formation of a PAM (People's Action Movement)/NRP (Nevis Reformation Party) coalition Government, headed by Prime Minister Kennedy Simmonds (PAM), although the long-governing Labour Party won 58% of the popular vote.
Voter turnout was 74.5%. |
| Total Valid Votes |
14,707 |
| Invalid Votes |
143 |
| Total Votes Cast |
14,850 |
| Registered Voters |
19,921 |
| Voter Turnout |
74.54% |
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| Dissolution of Parliament |
Nomination Day |
Polling Day |
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Monday, 18 February 1980 |
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| Constituency |
Registered Voters |
SKNALP |
PAM |
NRP |
IND |
Valid Votes |
Invalid Votes |
Total Votes |
Voter Turnout |
| Basseterre East |
2,204 |
796 |
871 |
- |
6 |
1,673 |
4 |
1,677 |
76.09% |
| Basseterre Central |
3,307 |
1,280 |
1,365 |
- |
- |
2,645 |
8 |
2,653 |
80.22% |
| Basseterre West |
1,693 |
866 |
393 |
- |
- |
1,259 |
12 |
1,271 |
75.07% |
| Old Road/Sandy Point |
1,902 |
822 |
736 |
- |
- |
1,558 |
6 |
1,564 |
82.23% |
| Sandy Point/Dieppe Bay |
1,801 |
1,020 |
386 |
- |
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1,406 |
9 |
1,415 |
78.57% |
| Saddlers/Molineaux |
2,044 |
1,244 |
238 |
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- |
1,482 |
12 |
1,494 |
73.09% |
| Cayon |
2,414 |
886 |
1,001 |
- |
- |
1,887 |
22 |
1,909 |
79.08% |
| Charlestown (Nevis) |
2,511 |
257 |
- |
1,246 |
- |
1,503 |
36 |
1,539 |
61.29% |
| Gingerland (Nevis) |
2,045 |
184 |
- |
1,110 |
- |
1,294 |
34 |
1,328 |
64.94% |
| Total |
19,921 |
7,355 |
4,990 |
2,356 |
6 |
14,707 |
143 |
14,850 |
74.54% |
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| The unicameral National Assembly was comprised of nine elected members. |
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| Key |
| CCM = Concerned Citizens Movement; NRP = Nevis Reformation Party; PAM = People's Action Movement; PLP = People's Labour Party; SKNLP = St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party; IND = Independent Candidate; *incumbent; ** Political Leader |
| Sources |
| St. Kitts and Nevis Electoral Office |
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