Grenadian general election, 1951

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General elections were held in Grenada on 10 October 1951.^[1] They were the first held with universal suffrage.^[2] Eric Gairy's Grenada United Labour Party won six of the eight seats. However, at this time the Legislative Council had few powers and the role of head of government remained with the Administrator.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Grenada United Labour Party	13,328	64.2	6
Independents	7,509	36.2	2
Invalid/blank votes	2,819	-	-
Total	23,566	100	8
Source: Nohlen

References

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p307 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
↑ Nohlen, p12

Elections in Grenada

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