Grenada General Election
Results - 13 September 1962 |

General elections were held in Grenada on 13 September 1962.
Electoral System
The 10 members of the Legislative Council were elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.
Background
Grenada`s Administrator, the Queens representative on the island, James Lloyd suspended the constitution, dissolved the Legislative Council, and removed Eric Gairy as Chief Minister in June 1962, following allegations concerning the Gairy`s financial impropriety. Gairy had been Chief Minister for 10 months since August 1961 and his party the Grenada United Labour Party held a majority in the Legislative Council following the 1961 elections. The negative publicity surrounding the removal of Gairy led to a significant fall in support for Grenada United Labour Party.
Political Parties & Candidates
Two political parties contested the election - the Grenada United Labour Party (GULP) and the Grenada National Party (GNP). The GULP presented nine candidates, GNP a full slate of 10 candidates, and there was also one independent candidate.
Results
Herbert Blaize's Grenada National Party won six of the 10 seats and 53.73% of the vote. The Grenada United Labour Party won the remaining four seats and 45.98% of the votes.
Herbert Blaize was appointed Chief Minister for the second time. Blaize served as Head of Government until the next general election in August 1967, initially as Chief Minister until March 1967, and subsequently when Grenada became a fully internally autonomous Associated State, as Grenada's first Premier.
Voter Turnout
Voter turnout was 72.6%. |
Dissolution of House |
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Nomination Day |
Sat, 25 Aug 1962 |
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Polling Day |
Thu, 13 Sep 1962 |
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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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Leonard Anthony PURCELL |
Grenada National Party |
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St. George Parish South |
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Eric Matthew GAIRY |
Grenada United Labour Party |
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St. John |
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McDonald Crysanthus Esyort WELSH |
Grenada National 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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William Eric COPLAND |
Grenada National 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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Ralph Matthias BHOLA |
Grenada National 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 |
Edward A. MITCHELL  |
GNP |
1,500 |
70.72% |
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M.Z. MARK |
GULP |
621 |
29.28% |
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St. George Parish North |
Leonard .A. PURCELL  |
GNP |
1,566 |
52.25% |
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E.V. JAMES |
GULP |
1,431 |
47.75% |
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St. George Parish South |
A.M. CRUICKSHANK |
GNP |
1,015 |
44.44% |
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Eric M. GAIRY  |
GULP |
1,269 |
55.56% |
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St. John |
McConald C.E. WELSH  |
GNP |
983 |
49.50% |
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Herbert J. PREDHOMME |
GULP |
942 |
47.43% |
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C. FERGUSON |
IND |
61 |
3.07% |
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St. Mark |
W.L. DUNCAN |
GNP |
480 |
43.56% |
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Albert O. FORSYTH  |
GULP |
622 |
56.44% |
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St. Patrick |
Wiliam E. COPLAND  |
GNP |
1,795 |
62.18% |
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R.J. MOSES |
GULP |
1,092 |
37.82% |
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St. Andrew North |
L.C.J. THOMAS |
GNP |
1,234 |
48.41% |
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Allen L. WILLIAMS  |
GULP |
1,315 |
51.59% |
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St. Andrew South |
Ralph M. BHOLA  |
GNP |
1,610 |
59.94% |
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David T. SYLVESTER |
GULP |
1,076 |
40.06% |
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St. David |
C. HYPOLITE |
GNP |
1,158 |
46.41% |
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Cynthia B. GAIRY  |
GULP |
1,337 |
53.59% |
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Carriacou |
Herbert A. BLAIZE  |
GNP |
unopposed |
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Constituency |
GULP |
GNP |
IND |
Valid Votes |
St. George's Town |
621 |
1,500 |
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2,121 |
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St. George Parish North |
1,431 |
1,566 |
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2,997 |
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St. George Parish South |
1,269 |
1,015 |
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2,284 |
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St. John |
942 |
983 |
61 |
1,986 |
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St. Mark |
622 |
480 |
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1,102 |
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St. Patrick |
1,092 |
1,795 |
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2,887 |
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St. Andrew North |
1,315 |
1,234 |
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2,549 |
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St. Andrew South |
1,076 |
1,610 |
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2,686 |
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St. David |
1,337 |
1,158 |
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2,495 |
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Carriacou |
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unopposed |
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Total |
9,705 |
11,341 |
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21,107 |
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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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