General elections were held in

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on 24 April 1980.

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(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p66 They were won by the governing Antigua Labour Party. ALP leader

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was re-elected as

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. Voter turnout was 77.1%. They were the last elections before Antigua and Barbuda's independence as a

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in 1981.

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1980 in Antigua and Barbuda April 1980 in North America