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1961 Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla general election
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General elections were held in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla on 16 November 1961.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p574 978-0-19-928357-6 The result was a victory for the Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Labour Party, which won seven of the ten elected seats.
Background
A new constitution came into force on 1 January 1960, providing for a 13-member Legislative Council with ten elected members, two nominated members and one ex officio member, the Crown Law Officer.S. Steinberg
The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1961 p442
Results
Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Labour Party 7808 7 +2 People's Progressive Movement 1346 0 New #fac343 United National Movement 876 2 New Independents 2079 1 –2 Appointed members 3 –3 479 –1 18310 Nohlen, O'FlahertyVictoria Borg O'Flaherty (2004) 20th century election results in St. Kitts - Nevis, The National Archives, pp18–21
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