General elections in Grenada held on 27 March 1961
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General elections were held in Grenada on 27 March 1961.[1] Eric Gairy's Grenada United Labour Party won eight of the ten seats, his wife Cynthia Gairy becoming the first woman to be elected to the legislature. George E.D. Clyne of GULP became Chief Minister and served from March to August 1961 when, following the direct intervention of the British government, Gairy's political ban was lifted early, and Clyne resigned allowing Gairy to return in a by-election and become Chief Minister.[2] Voter turnout was 55.5%.[3]
^Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p307 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^Steele, BA (2003) Grenada. A History of its People p361 ISBN 0-333-93053-3
^Nohlen, p309
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