Early 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 20 September 1973.General Election Results - 20 September 1973
Caribbean Elections The result was a victory for the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), which won five of the seven seats in the

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. PDP leader

Percival Austin Bramble Percival Austin Bramble (born January 24, 1931) is a politician from Montserrat. He served as the territory's Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, ...

remained

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Background

Following the 1970 elections, the next elections were not due until March 1976. However, Bramble asked the

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to dissolve the Legislative Council on 7 August, resulting in early elections.J A George Irish (1974) ''Alliouagana in agony'', p3 Bramble claimed that he required a new mandate to combat racism in the island's education system.

Results

References

{{Montserratian elections Elections in Montserrat

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