1974 Vincentian general election

1974 Vincentian general election

9 December 1974

13 seats in the House of Assembly
7 seats needed for a majority
Turnout63.24% ( 12.37pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Milton Cato James Mitchell Ebenezer Joshua
Party SVLP Mitchell/Sylvester Faction PPP
Last election 50.42%, 6 seats 45.41%, 6 seats
Seats won 10 1 2
Seat change 4 New 4
Popular vote 19,579 4,641 3,806
Percentage 69.04% 16.37% 13.42%
Swing 18.62pp New 31.99pp

Results by constituency

Premier before election

James Mitchell
Independent

Elected Premier

Milton Cato
SVLP

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 9 December 1974. The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party, which won ten of the 13 seats. Voter turnout was 63.2%.