General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 18 September 1957.[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won seven of the eight seats. Voter turnout was 56.8%.[2]
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Saint Lucia Labour Party | 14,345 | 66.47 | 7 | +2 | |
| People's Progressive Party | 6,134 | 28.42 | 1 | 0 | |
| Independents | 1,103 | 5.11 | 0 | –2 | |
| Total | 21,582 | 100.00 | 8 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 21,582 | 97.02 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 662 | 2.98 | |||
| Total votes | 22,244 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 39,147 | 56.82 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p588 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p590