1956 Antiguan general election

none gov March 2024 May 2019 Flag of Antigua and Barbuda (1956–1962).svg parliamentary Antigua and Barbuda 1 November 1956 1951 1960 All 8 elected seats in the Legislative Council 5 57.02% ( 13.31pp) 1st legislature of Antigua and Barbuda 2nd legislature of Antigua and Barbuda Vere Bird (cropped).jpg Vere Bird ALP 8 5,509 86.69% 0.71pp 1956 Antigua and Barbuda general election - Results by constituency.svg Results by constituency General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 1 November 1956.Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p66 978-0-19-928357-6 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. The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean Gunson Phil Chamberlain Greg Thompson Andrew 1991 Routledge 0-415-02445-5 40 https://books.google.com/books?id=qF4OAAAAQAAJhttp://www.un.int/antigua/press/prvcbird.htm Antigua and Barbuda's National Hero Dies At The Age Of 89 2009-01-08 Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090227081144/http://www.un.int/antigua/press/prvcbird.htm 2009-02-27 Voter turnout was 57%. Results Antigua Labour Party 5509 8 0 Antigua National Party 797 0 New #FBCD3A Post Union 49 0 New #606060 0 145 11400 Nohlen References Category:Elections in Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Category:1956 establishments in the British Empire Category:1956 in the Caribbean Category:20th century in Antigua and Barbuda Antigua