1967 Vincentian general election

1967 Vincentian general election

19 May 1967
9 seats in the House of Assembly 5 seats needed for a majority
Registered	33,044
Turnout	82.55% ( 1.99pp)
First party Second party   Leader Milton Cato Ebenezer Joshua Party SVLP PPP Last election 50.87%, 4 seats 49.03%, 5 seats Seats won 6 3 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 14,501 12,465 Percentage 53.78% 46.22% Swing 2.91pp 2.81pp
Results by constituency
Chief Minister before election Ebenezer Joshua PPP Elected Chief Minister Milton Cato SVLP

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 19 May 1967, less than a year after the previous elections.^[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party, which won six of the nine seats. Voter turnout was 82.6%.^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Saint Vincent Labour Party	14,501	53.78	6	+2
	People's Political Party	12,465	46.22	3	–2
Total		26,966	100.00	9	0
Valid votes		26,966	98.86
Invalid/blank votes		312	1.14
Total votes		27,278	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		33,044	82.55
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p600 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
2. Nohlen, p602