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1956 Antiguan general election

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Field	Value
type	parliamentary
country	Antigua and Barbuda
election_date	1 November 1956
previous_year	1951
next_year	1960
seats_for_election	All 8 elected seats in the Legislative Council
majority_seats	5
turnout	57.02% ( 13.31pp)
outgoing_members	1st legislature of Antigua and Barbuda
elected_members	2nd legislature of Antigua and Barbuda
image1	Vere Bird (cropped).jpg
leader1	Vere Bird
party1	ALP
seats1	8
seat_change1
popular_vote1	5,509
percentage1	86.69%
swing1	0.71pp
map_image	1956 Antigua and Barbuda general election - Results by constituency.svg
map_caption	Results by constituency

General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 1 November 1956. The Antigua Labour Party retained all eight elected seats and the party's leader Vere Bird became Minister of Trade and Production after a ministerial system of government was established. Voter turnout was 57%.

Results

References

Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p66 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
Gunson, Phil. (1991). "The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean". Routledge.
"Antigua and Barbuda's National Hero Dies At The Age Of 89". Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations.

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