1979 Saint Lucian general election

1979 Saint Lucian general election
2 July 1979
All 17 seats in the House of Assembly
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout68.01% ( 16.37pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Allan Louisy John Compton
Party Labour Party UWP
Last election 44.65%, 7 seats 53.35%, 10 seats
Seats won 12 5
Seat change 5 5
Popular vote 25,294 19,706
Percentage 56.21% 43.79%
Swing 11.56pp 9.56pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

John Compton
UWP

 Subsequent Prime Minister

Allan Louisy
Labour Party

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 2 July 1979. The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won twelve of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 68.0%.

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