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1951 Antiguan general election

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Field	Value
type	parliamentary
country	Antigua and Barbuda
election_date	20 December 1951
previous_year	1946
next_year	1956
seats_for_election	All 8 elected seats in the Legislative Council
majority_seats	5
turnout	70.33%
elected_members	1st legislature of Antigua and Barbuda
image1	Vere Bird (cropped).jpg
leader1	Vere Bird
party1	ALP
seats1	8
seat_change1	New
popular_vote1	4,182
percentage1	87.40%
map_image	1951 Antigua and Barbuda general election - Results by constituency.svg

General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 20 December 1951. The election was the first in Antigua and Barbuda to be held under universal suffrage. Vere Bird formed the Antigua Labour Party in 1951 and led the party to victory, winning all eight elected seats on the legislative council. Voter turnout was 70%.

Results

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p66 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
(2004). "The Europa World Year Book 2004". Taylor and Francis.
Gunson, Phil. (1991). "The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean". Routledge.

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