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

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

Elections and referendums in Grenada

General elections	1869 1925 1951 1954 1957 1961 1962 1967 1972 1976 1984 1990 1995 1999 2003 2008 2013

West Indies elections	1958

Referendums	2016

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