Cannabis October 12, 2016 thcscience_admin General election results in Saint Lucia in 1979 1979 Saint Lucian general election ← 1974 2 July 1979 1982 → All 17 seats in the House of Assembly9 seats needed for a majorityTurnout68.01% (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 Vaughan Lewis UWP Subsequent Prime Minister Kenny Anthony Labour Party Politics of Saint Lucia Executive Monarch Charles III Governor-General Errol Charles (acting) Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre Legislative Parliament Senate President House of Assembly Speaker Leader of the Opposition Elections Recent elections General: 201120162021Next Political parties Administrative divisions (Quarters) Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Alva Baptiste Diplomatic missions of / in Saint Lucia Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Other countries General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 2 July 1979.[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won twelve of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 68.0%.[2] Results[edit] PartyVotes%Seats+/–Saint Lucia Labour Party25,29456.2112+5United Workers Party19,70643.795–5Total45,000100.00170Valid votes45,00097.42Invalid/blank votes1,1912.58Total votes46,191100.00Registered voters/turnout67,91768.01Source: Nohlen References[edit] ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p588 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6 ^ Nohlen, p590 Elections in Saint LuciaGeneral elections 1925 1928 1931 1951 1954 1957 1961 1964 1969 1974 1979 1982 1987 (6 Apr) 1987 (30 Apr) 1992 1997 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 Next West Indies elections 1958