| Montserrat General Election
Results - November 1978 |
The general election for the Legislative Council was held in November 1978.
Electoral System
The seven members of the Legislative Council were elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.
Background
The Legislative Council was dissolved on Thursday, 2 November 1978.
Political Parties & Candidates
Eighteen candidates contested the elections; both the People’s Liberation Movement (PLM) and the ruling Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) nominated seven candidates, with four independents also running.
Results
The election was dominated by the People’s Liberation Movement (PLM) led by John A. Osborne, winning all seven of the seats in the Legislative Council. The former parliamentary majority party, the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) won no seats.
Voter Turnout
Voter turnout was 78.2% of the 5,679 registered voters.
Post-election
John A. Osborne became the new Chief Minister. |
| Dissolution of Legislative Assembly |
Thu, 2 Nov 1978 |
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| Nomination Day |
Nov 1978 |
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| Polling Day |
Nov 1978 |
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| The unicameral Legislative Council includes 7 members popularly elected to serve five-year terms. The Council was constituted as follows: |
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| Key |
| MCAP = Movement for Change and Prosperity; MNC = Montserrat National Congress; MULP = Montserrat United Labour Party; PDM = People's Democratic Movement; IND = Independent Candidate; *incumbent; ** Political Leader |
| Sources |
| Montserrat Electoral Commission |
| Fergus, H.A. 1981. Electoral Behaviour in Montserrat. Caribbean Quarterley, Vol. 27, No. 1. Electoral Politics (March 1981), pp. 32-41. |
| Emmanuel, Patrick A. (1992) Elections & Party Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean 1944-1991, Caribbean Development Research Service, pp10–24 |
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