1960 Antiguan general election

1960 Antiguan general election

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All 10 seats in the House of Representatives
6 seats needed for a majority
Turnout37.98% (Decrease 19.04pp)
  First party
 
Leader Vere Bird
Party ALP
Seats won 10
Seat change Increase 2
Popular vote 2,128
Percentage 85.02%
Swing Decrease 1.67pp

Chief Minister before election

Vere Bird
ALP

Subsequent Chief Minister

Vere Bird
ALP

General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 29 November 1960. They were won by the governing Antigua Labour Party (ALP), whose leader Vere Bird was re-elected as Chief Minister, a position he had held since 1 January 1960 when the position was created.

The 1960 elections were the only general elections held in the territory during its membership of the West Indies Federation, a brief attempt to create a federal state in the British West Indies. Voter turnout was 38%.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Antigua Labour Party2,12885.0210+2
Barbuda Democratic Movement1516.030New
Antigua Democratic Labour Party662.640New
Independents1586.310New
Total2,503100.0010+2
Valid votes2,50397.81
Invalid/blank votes562.19
Total votes2,559100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,73837.98
Source: Nohlen

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