General elections were held in

Montserrat Montserrat ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, wit ...

on 2 March 1961.General Election Results - 2 March 1961
Caribbean Elections The result was a victory for the

Montserrat Labour Party The Montserrat Labour Party (MLP) was a political party in Montserrat. History The party was established in 1951, and was linked with the Montserrat Trades and Labour Union. In the Montserratian general election, 1952, 1952 elections, the first h ...

, which won five of the seven seats in the

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. MLP leader

William Henry Bramble William Henry Bramble (8 October 1901 – 17 October 1988), also known as Willy B, was a union leader and a political-party leader from Montserrat; from his Montserrat Labour Party, he was the first Chief Minister of the territory, servi ...

remained

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Background

The elections followed the introduction of a new constitution in 1960, which provided for a ministerial system of government. The number of elected seats in the Legislative Council was increased from five to seven.

Background

Results

Elected MPs

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