1955 Montserratian general election

General elections were held in Montserrat on 18 March 1955.^[1] The result was a victory for the Montserrat Labour Party, which won three of the five seats in the Legislative Council. The other two seats were taken by the independent candidate (who had left the MLP) and a Merchant Planter, .^[2]

Results[]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Montserrat Labour Party	1,246	44.12	3	–2
	Merchant Planters	1,066	37.75	1	+1
	Independents	512	18.13	1	New
Total		2,824	100.00	5	0

Valid votes		2,824	98.78
Invalid/blank votes		35	1.22
Total votes		2,859	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,911	98.21
Source: Caribbean Elections

Elected MPs[]

Constituency	Elected MP	Party
Central		Montserrat Labour Party
Northern		Montserrat Labour Party
Southern		Independent
Southern		Merchant Planters
Windward	William Henry Bramble	Montserrat Labour Party

References[]

^ General Election Results - 18 March 1955 Caribbean Elections
^ Howard A Fergus (1985) Rule Britannia: Politics in British Montserrat, University Centre, p19

[1] General Election Results - 18 March 1955 Caribbean Elections

[2] Howard A Fergus (1985) Rule Britannia: Politics in British Montserrat, University Centre, p19

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