Grenada General Election
Results - 27 March 1961 |

General elections were held in Grenada on 27 March 1961.
Electoral System
The number of seats in the Legislative Council was increased by two to 10 with its members being elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.
Background
Following the introduction of the new Constitution on 21 December 1959 real authority for governing the country was given to a Chief Minister and those from the majority party in the Legislative Council. Herbert Blaize was appointed the first Chief Minister from 1 January 1960 when the Legislative Council provisions took effect. The Constitution stipulated that at the next election the Legislature would consist of ten elected members and two nominated members. The Queen was represented by an Administrator with reduced powers. Grenada's Administrator at this time was James Lloyd, a Jamaican.
Gairy, the leader of GULP, had been banned from political activity for five years for disrupting an opponent's political meeting on 28 October 1957, by leading a steel band through it. He was not eligible to be a candidate in 1961. Administrator James Lloyd would not raise the ban early.
Political Parties & Candidates
Three political parties contested the election - the Grenada United Labour Party (GULP) presented a full slate of 10 candidates; the Grenada National Party (GNP) 9, the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) 6; and there were three independent candidates.
Results
Eric Gairy's Grenada United Labour Party (GULP) won eight of the 10 seats, his wife Cynthia Gairy becoming the first woman to be elected to the legislature. George E.D. Clyne of GULP became Chief Minister and served from March to August 1961 when, following the direct intervention of the British government, Gairy's political ban was lifted early, and Clyne resigned allowing Gairy to return in a by-election and become Chief Minister.
Voter Turnout
Voter turnout was 55.5%. |
Dissolution of House |
Wed, 22 Feb 1961 |
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Nomination Day |
Wed, 8 Mar 1961 |
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Polling Day |
Mon, 27 Mar 1961 |
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First Meeting of Parliament |
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Constituency |
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Representative |
Party |
St. George's Town |
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Edward Augustus MITCHELL |
Grenada National Party |
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St. George Parish North |
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George Elliot Dunbar CLYNE |
Grenada United Labour Party |
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St. George Parish South |
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Joshua THORNE |
Grenada United Labour Party |
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St. John |
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Herbert John PREDUHOMME |
Grenada United Labour Party |
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St. Mark |
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Albert Oswald FORSYTH |
Grenada United Labour Party |
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St. Patrick |
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Ralph Orlando WILLIAMS |
Grenada United Labour Party |
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St. Andrew North |
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Allen Leonard WILLIAMS |
Grenada United Labour Party |
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St. Andrew South |
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David Theophilus SYLVESTER |
Grenada United Labour Party |
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St. David |
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Cynthia Bernadette GAIRY |
Grenada United Labour Party |
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Carriacou |
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Herbert Augustus BLAIZE |
Grenada National Party |
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Constituency |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Vote% |
St. George's Town |
E.A. MITCHELL  |
GNP |
874 |
44.64% |
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R.C.P. MOORE |
GULP |
688 |
35.14% |
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J.D. KNIGHT |
PDM |
396 |
20.22% |
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St. George Parish North |
C.J. CAMBRIDGE |
GNP |
125 |
4.49% |
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G.E.D. CLYNE  |
GULP |
1,517 |
54.43% |
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L.A. PURCELL |
PDM |
1,145 |
41.08% |
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St. George Parish South |
H.A. ROBERTSON |
GNP |
363 |
19.03% |
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J. THORNE  |
GULP |
1,359 |
71.23% |
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G.B.W. OTWAY |
PDM |
186 |
9.75% |
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St. John |
J.G. DeCOTEAU |
GNP |
359 |
21.34% |
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H.J. PREUDHOMME  |
GULP |
1,007 |
59.87% |
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B.C. CAMPBELL |
PDM |
316 |
18.79% |
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St. Mark |
W.L. DUNCAN |
GNP |
316 |
30.36% |
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A.O. FORSYTH  |
GULP |
725 |
69.64% |
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St. Patrick |
W.E. COPLAND |
GNP |
1,228 |
44.88% |
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R.O. WILLIAMS  |
GULP |
1,508 |
55.12% |
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St. Andrew North |
T.E. NOBEL-SMITH |
GNP |
193 |
8.22% |
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A.L. WILLIAMS  |
GULP |
1,421 |
60.55% |
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R.A. KEENS-DOUGLAS |
IND |
733 |
31.23% |
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St. Andrew South |
F.C. NOEL |
GNP |
851 |
27.53% |
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D.T. SYLVESTER  |
GULP |
1,507 |
48.75% |
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M.Z. MARK |
PDM |
506 |
16.37% |
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G.L.N. ALEXIS |
IND |
180 |
5.82% |
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G. NOEL |
IND |
47 |
1.52% |
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St. David |
C.B. GAIRY  |
GULP |
1,506 |
64.28% |
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L.C.J. THOMAS |
PDM |
822 |
35.08% |
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D.W. RADIX |
IND |
15 |
0.64% |
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Carriacou |
H.A. BLAIZE  |
GNP |
1,493 |
80.23% |
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C.A. CAYENNE |
GULP |
368 |
19.77% |
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Constituency |
GULP |
GNP |
PDM |
IND |
Valid Votes |
St. George's Town |
688 |
874 |
396 |
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1,958 |
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St. George Parish North |
1,517 |
125 |
1,145 |
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2,787 |
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St. George Parish South |
1,359 |
363 |
186 |
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1,908 |
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St. John |
1,007 |
359 |
316 |
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1,682 |
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St. Mark |
725 |
316 |
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1,041 |
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St. Patrick |
1,508 |
1,228 |
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2,736 |
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St. Andrew North |
1,421 |
193 |
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733 |
2,347 |
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St. Andrew South |
1,507 |
851 |
506 |
227 |
3,091 |
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St. David |
1,506 |
- |
822 |
15 |
2,343 |
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Carriacou |
368 |
1,493 |
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1,861 |
Total |
11,606 |
5,802 |
3,371 |
975 |
21,754 |
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Key |
NNP
= New National Party; NDC = New Democratic Congress;
GEM = Grenada Empowerment Movement; GPM = Grenada Progressive Movement; GRP = Grenada Renaissance Party; GUPM = Grenada United Patriotic Movement; TLP = The Liberal Partry; TPP= The Progress Party; ULP = United Labour Platform; GULP =
Grenada United Labour Platform; PLM = People's Labour Movement; GOD = Good Old Democracy; MBPM = Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement; URP = United Republican Party; CDLP = Christian Democratic Labour Party; GFLP = Grenada Federated Labour Party;IND = Independent; * Incumbent; ** Political Leader |
Sources |
Grenada Parliamentary Elections Office |
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