6 April 1987 Saint Lucian general election
General elections in Saint Lucia held on 6 April 1987 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 6 April 1987.[1] The result was a victory for the United Workers Party, which won nine of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 60.7%.
Quick Facts All 17 seats in the House of Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
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As the UWP had only won a single seat majority, Prime Minister John Compton called early elections, which were held on 30 April in order to try to increase the party's majority. However, although their share of the vote rose to 53.2%, the SLP retained their eight seats.[2]