1980 Antiguan general election

none gov March 2024 May 2019 parliamentary Antigua and Barbuda 24 April 1980 1976 1984 All 17 seats in the House of Representatives 9 77.08% ( 17.89pp) 6th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda#Members 7th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda#Members Vere Bird (cropped).jpg Vere Bird ALP 13 2 12,794 58.04% 9.03pp 3x4.svg Robert Hall Progressive Labour Movement 3 2 8,654 39.26% 10.61pp 1980 Antigua and Barbuda general election - Results by constituency.svg Results by constituency Premier Subsequent Premier Vere Bird ALP Vere Bird ALP General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 24 April 1980.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p66 978-0-19-928357-6 They were won by the governing Antigua Labour Party. ALP leader Vere Bird was re-elected as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. Voter turnout was 77.1%. They were the last elections before Antigua and Barbuda's independence as a Commonwealth realm in 1981. Results Antigua Labour Party 12794 13 +2 Progressive Labour Movement 8654 3 –2 Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement 259 0 New #606060 Independents 335 1 0 0 238 28906 Nohlen References Category:Elections in Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Category:1980 establishments in the British Empire Category:1980 in the Caribbean Category:20th century in Antigua and Barbuda Category:April 1980 in North America