1980 Turks and Caicos Islands general election

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1980 Turks and Caicos Islands General Election
← 1976 November 4, 1980 (1980-11-04) 1984 →
11 seats in the Legislative Council
6 seats needed for a majority
Registered3,420[1]
Turnout2,914 (85.2%)[2]
  First party Second party
 
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Leader Norman B. Saunders Sr. Oswald Skippings
Party Progressive National Party People's Democratic Movement
Leader's seat South Caicos North Grand Turk North Back Salina
Seats won 8[3] 3[4]
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 2
Popular vote 1,724 1,134
Percentage 59.2% 38.9%
Chief Minister before election

Oswald Skippings
People's Democratic Movement

Chief Minister after Election

Norman B. Saunders Sr.
Progressive National Party

General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 4 November 1980.[5] The result was a victory for the opposition Progressive National Party (PNP), which won eight of the eleven seats in the Legislative Council.[5] Following the elections, PNP leader Norman Saunders became Chief Minister.

Electoral system

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The eleven members of the Legislative Council were elected from single-member constituencies.[5]

Campaign

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A total of 24 candidates contested the elections, with the PNP and People's Democratic Movement (PDM) running in all eleven constituencies. The other two candidates were independents.[5]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive National Party1,72459.518+4
People's Democratic Movement1,13439.143–2
Independents391.350–2
Total2,897100.00110
Valid votes2,89799.42
Invalid/blank votes170.58
Total votes2,914100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,42085.20
Source: Caribbean Elections

References

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  1. ^ "Turks and Caicos Election Statistics to 1976–2012". Yumpu. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "Turks and Caicos Election Statistics to 1976–2012". Yumpu. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  3. ^ "Turks and Caicos Election Statistics to 1976–2012". Yumpu. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  4. ^ "Turks and Caicos Election Statistics to 1976–2012". Yumpu. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d General Election Results - 4 November 1980 Archived 23 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections