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Elections Grenada

General election · 20 September 1954

1954 general election

GULP 6 · IND 2

IND
51.3%
11,538 votes
GULP
48.7%
10,937 votes
Turnout
67.4%
36,846 registered

Not officially sourcedSource: Winners’ votes checked against the Government Gazette (Extraordinary) No. 54, 30 September 1954. Other candidates’ votes are from ElectionPassport (secondary) and are marked ✱. Turnout from Wikipedia (secondary).

Different boundaries

Before 1972 Grenada had 8 constituencies with different boundaries, so these results aren’t drawn on today’s map. Winners’ votes are checked against the Government Gazette; figures marked ✱ come from a secondary compilation.

Every constituency (earlier boundaries)

St. George's Town

Majority 467 · Turnout – · Registered –

St. George's Town, 1954
Marryshow, T.A.Independent · elected50.5%988✱✱ (The official copy is unclear or conflicts with other sources.)
Lewis, J.J.Grenada United Labour Party26.6%521✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)
Franco, G.V.Independent14.4%282✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)
Archibald, F.J.Independent8.4%165✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)

Note: The Gazette’s last digit is unclear: it looks like 983, ElectionPassport gives 988.

St. George Parish

Majority 2,221 · Turnout – · Registered –

St. George Parish, 1954
Gairy, E.M.Grenada United Labour Party · elected79.3%2,675
Knight, J.M.Independent13.5%454✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)
Paterson, D.M.Independent7.3%246✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)

St. John/St. Mark

Majority 607 · Turnout – · Registered –

St. John/St. Mark, 1954
Thomas, L.C.J.Grenada United Labour Party · elected51.8%1,869
Ferguson, C.A.Independent35.0%1,262✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)
Boyke, C.J.Independent5.0%181✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)
Benjamin, P.M.Independent4.4%158✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)
McKie, H.A.Independent3.8%138✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)

St. Patrick

Majority 147 · Turnout – · Registered –

St. Patrick, 1954
Williams, R.O.Grenada United Labour Party · elected37.8%1,138
Copland, W.E.Independent32.9%991✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)
Moore, R.C.P.Independent29.3%884✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)

St. Andrew North

Majority 1,387 · Turnout – · Registered –

St. Andrew North, 1954
Keens-Douglas, R.A.Grenada United Labour Party · elected83.6%1,726
Morrison, C.W.Independent16.4%339✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)

St. Andrew South

Majority 53 · Turnout – · Registered –

St. Andrew South, 1954
Williams, A.L.Grenada United Labour Party · elected40.7%1,363
Noel, F.C.Independent39.2%1,310✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)
Lowe, C.A.Independent11.5%386✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)
Sergeant, L.Independent7.1%238✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)
Rennie, S.W.Independent1.4%48✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)

St. David

Majority 483 · Turnout – · Registered –

St. David, 1954
Gibbs, T.J.Grenada United Labour Party · elected41.6%1,055
Radix, D.W.Independent22.6%572✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)
Duncan, I.I.Independent16.4%416✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)
Hypolite, C.Independent14.1%358✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)
Whiteman, A.Independent5.3%134✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)

Carriacou

Majority 705 · Turnout – · Registered –

Carriacou, 1954
Paterson, F.B.Independent · elected50.2%1,295
Sylvester, E.L.Grenada United Labour Party22.9%590✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)
Blaize, H.A.Independent20.1%517✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)
McIntosh, W.T.Independent6.8%176✱ (Not yet verified against an official record. See Sources.)

Note: Winner’s vote corrected from ElectionPassport’s 1,296 to the Gazette’s 1,295.