1989 Vincentian general election

none Saint Vincent and the Grenadines parliamentary 1984 Vincentian general election 1984 1994 Vincentian general election 1994 15 of 23 seats in the House of Assembly 8 16 May 1989 61,091 72.38% ( 16.43pp) James F. Mitchell 1986 (cropped).jpg James Mitchell New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) 29,079 66.29% 14.88pp 51.41%, 9 seats 15 6 Vincent_Beache.png Vincent Beache Saint Vincent Labour Party 13,290 30.30% 11.14pp 41.44%, 4 seats 0 4 Prime Minister James Mitchell New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) James Mitchell New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) 1989 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines general election - Results by constituency.svg Results by constituency General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 16 May 1989.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p600 978-0-19-928357-6 The result was a landslide victory for the centrist New Democratic Party, which won all fifteen seats, returning James Mitchell to a second term as prime minister. Voter turnout was 72%.Nohlen, p603 The 1989 election was the most lopsided in terms of the popular vote margin since the country gained independence in 1979, with the NDP securing a 36-point victory over the second-placed Saint Vincent Labour Party. Results File:Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines Assemblee 1989.svg New Democratic Party 29079 15 +6 Saint Vincent Labour Party 13290 0 –4 Movement for National Unity 1030 0 0 #4F81BD United People's Movement 468 0 0 #D852AB 351 +2 61091 Nohlen References Saint Vincent Category:Elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines General Saint Vincent