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1970 Montserratian general election

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Background
Campaign
Results
Elected MPs
Aftermath
References

{{Politics of Montserrat}}General elections were held in Montserrat on 15 December 1970.^[1] The result was a victory for the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), which won all seven seats in the Legislative Council, whilst the Montserrat Labour Party (MLP), which had won every election since the introduction of universal suffrage in 1951, lost all four of its seats. PDP leader Percival Austin Bramble became Chief Minister, replacing his father and MLP leader, William Henry Bramble.^[1]

Background

Universal suffrage was introduced in Montserrat in 1951,^[2] and the first elections under it were held the following year, with the MLP winning all five seats.^[3] The MLP went on to win elections in 1955, 1958, 1961 and 1966. Party leader William Henry Bramble became Chief Minister in 1960 when the new constitution introduced the ministerial system of government.^[4]

Campaign

A total of 16 candidates contested the elections; both the PDP and MLP nominated candidates for all seven seats, with two independents also running.^[1]

The elections were the first occasion on which the MLP faced serious opposition.^[5] PDP leader Percival Austin Bramble had previously been a member of the MLP and was elected to the Legislative Council as an MLP candidate in the 1966 elections.^[6] However, he subsequently broke away to form the PDP as a result of controversy over the number of holiday and retirement homes being built on the island.^[5]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Progressive Democratic Party	2,515	64.45	7	New
Montserrat Labour Party	1,183	30.32	0	–4
Independents	204	5.23	0	–1
Invalid/blank votes	122	–	–	–
Total	4,024	100	7	0
Registered voters/turnout	5,030	80.00	–	–
Source: Caribbean Elections

Elected MPs

Constituency	Elected MP	Party
Central	E Dyer	Progressive Democratic Party
Eastern	W H Ryan	Progressive Democratic Party
North-Western	John Osborne	Progressive Democratic Party
Northern	J J Weekes	Progressive Democratic Party
Plymouth	Percival Austin Bramble	Progressive Democratic Party
Southern	Mary Rose Tuitt	Progressive Democratic Party
Windward	J S Dublin	Progressive Democratic Party

Aftermath

Following the elections, Percival Austin Bramble formed a government, including the appointment of John Osborne as Minister of Agriculture.^[7]

References

1. ^¹²General Election Results - 15 December 1970 Caribbean Elections
2. ^Past Election Results 1952 - 2009 Caribbean Elections
3. ^General Election Results - 20 February 1952 Caribbean Elections
4. ^General Election Results - 2 March 1961 Caribbean Elections
5. ^¹Robert J Alexander & Eldon M Parker (2004) A History of Organized Labor in the English-speaking West Indies, Greenwood Publishing Group, p144
6. ^Howard A Fergus (1996) Gallery Montserrat: Some Prominent People in Our History, Canoe Press, p124
7. ^Robert Jackson Alexander (1997) Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Governors of the English-speaking Caribbean and Puerto Rico: Conversations and Correspondence, Greenwood Publishing Group, p107

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