Saint Lucian general election, 1982
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General elections were held in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...

 on 3 May 1982. The result was a victory for the United Workers Party
United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)
The United Workers Party is a conservative political party in Saint Lucia, led by Prime Minister Stephenson King and previously by John Compton.-History:...

, which won fourteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 66.9%.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
United Workers Party
United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)
The United Workers Party is a conservative political party in Saint Lucia, led by Prime Minister Stephenson King and previously by John Compton.-History:...

27,252 56.2 14
9
Progressive Labour Party
Progressive Labour Party (Saint Lucia)
The Progressive Labour Party was a political party in Saint Lucia. It first contested national elections in 1982, when it finished second behind the United Workers' Party with 27.1% of the vote, but only won a single seat. In the 6 April 1987 elections its vote share fell to 9.3% and they lost...

13,133 27.1 1 New
Saint Lucia Labour Party
Saint Lucia Labour Party
The Saint Lucia Labour Party is a social democratic political party in Saint Lucia. It currently holds ten of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly.-History:...

8,122 16.7 2
Invalid/blank votes 1,083
Total 50,384 100 17 0
Source: Nohlen
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