13 seats in the House of Assembly 7 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
63.90% ( 0.66pp)
First party
Second party
Leader
Milton Cato
James Mitchell
Party
SVLP
New Democratic
Last election
69.04%, 10 seats
–
Seats won
11
2
Seat change
1
New
Popular vote
17,876
9,022
Percentage
54.24%
27.38%
Swing
14.80pp
New
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election
Office created
Elected Prime Minister
Milton Cato
SVLP
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 5 December 1979.[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party (SVLP), which won eleven of the thirteen seats. Voter turnout was 64%,[2] up only slightly from 63% in 1974.
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