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Elections Grenada

Candidate record

E.M. Gairy

9 races for the House, 1951–1995; 7 won. Parties: Grenada Manual and Mental Workers Union, Grenada United Labour Party.

Also recorded as: Eric Gairy.

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Share of the vote over time

0%25%50%75%1951, St. George Parish: 81.8% (MMWU, won)1954, St. George Parish: 79.3% (GULP, won)1957, St. George Parish: 61.2% (GULP, won)1962, St. George Parish South: 55.6% (GULP, won)1967, St. George Parish South: 62.7% (GULP, won)1972, St. George South: 70.8% (GULP, won)1976, St. George South: 64.3% (GULP, won)1990, St. George South: 35.0% (GULP)1995, St. George South: 31.9% (GULP)195119541957196219671972197619901995

Filled dots are wins.

Every race

ElectionConstituencyPartyVotesShareResult
1995St. George SouthParliamentary Elections Office, Old Elections Results (general elections 1984–2008), PDF p. 9, candidate tableGULP1,19531.9%2 of 6
1990St. George SouthWinners: Government Gazette No. 15, 16 March 1990 (Supervisor of Elections’ declaration). Other candidates, electors and votes cast: The Grenada Newsletter, 24 March 1990, marked †GULP1,088† (From a contemporaneous report that matches the official record wherever it can be checked.)35.0%2 of 4
1976St. George SouthVotes: The Grenada Newsletter, 11 December 1976, reporting the Supervisor of Elections’ figures (marked †). Electors: Government Gazette (Extraordinary) No. 58, 30 November 1976 (secondary)GULP1,989† (From a contemporaneous report that matches the official record wherever it can be checked.)64.3%Won
1972St. George SouthGovernment Gazette No. 20, 11 March 1972, p. 137, results by polling division published by the Supervisor of ElectionsGULP1,54870.8%Won
1967St. George Parish SouthElectionPassport compilation (secondary, citing Midgett 1983 and PEO records). No official record for this election has been found yet (secondary)GULP2,196✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)62.7%Won
1962St. George Parish SouthWinners’ votes checked against the Government Gazette (Extraordinary) Nos. 56 and 63 of 1962. Other candidates’ votes are from ElectionPassport (secondary) and are marked ✱ (secondary)GULP1,26955.6%Won
1957St. George ParishWinners’ votes checked against the Government Gazette (Extraordinary) No. 53, 5 October 1957. Other candidates’ votes are from ElectionPassport (secondary) and are marked ✱ (secondary)GULP2,99861.2%Won
1954St. George ParishWinners’ votes checked against the Government Gazette (Extraordinary) No. 54, 30 September 1954. Other candidates’ votes are from ElectionPassport (secondary) and are marked ✱ (secondary)GULP2,67579.3%Won
1951St. George ParishElectionPassport compilation (secondary, citing Midgett 1983 and PEO records). No official record for this election has been found yet (secondary)MMWU3,490✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)81.8%Won

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