General elections were held in the

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on 3 April 1991.General Election Results - 3 April 1991
Caribbean Elections The result was a victory for the opposition Progressive National Party (PNP), which won eight of the thirteen seats in the Legislative Council. Following the elections, PNP leader

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became

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Electoral system

The thirteen members of the Legislative Council were elected from five multi-member constituencies with two or three seats.

Campaign

A total of 26 candidates contested the elections, with the PNP and

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all running full slates of 13 candidates.

Results

References

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