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1998 Vincentian general election

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Field	Value
country	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1994 Vincentian general election
previous_year	1994
next_election	2001 Vincentian general election
next_year	2001
seats_for_election	15 of 23 seats in the House of Assembly
majority_seats	8
election_date	15 June 1998
registered	76,469
turnout	67.36% ( 1.75pp)
image1	James F. Mitchell 1986 (cropped).jpg
leader1	James Mitchell
party1	New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
popular_vote1	23,258
percentage1	45.31%
swing1	9.64pp
last_election1	54.95%, 12 seats
seats1	8
seat_change1	4
image2	3x4.svg
leader2	Vincent Beache
party2	Unity Labour Party
popular_vote2	28,025
percentage2	54.60%
swing2	10.64pp
last_election2	43.96%, 3 seats
seats2	7
seat_change2	4
map_image	1998 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines general election - Results by constituency.svg
map_caption	Results by constituency
title	Prime Minister
before_election	James Mitchell
before_party	New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
after_election	James Mitchell
after_party	New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
leader_since1	1975
leader_since2	1994

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 15 June 1998. Although the Unity Labour Party (ULP) received a majority of the public vote, the New Democratic Party (NDP) won a majority of seats, the first time the party receiving a majority of the vote had failed to win the elections since 1966. Voter turnout was 67%.

Campaign

The ruling NDP led by Prime Minister James Mitchell was opposed by the ULP headed by Vincent Beache; the ULP had been founded in 1994 by a merger of the Movement for National Unity (MNU) and the Saint Vincent Labour Party. The election date had been announced on 18 May.

During the campaign, the NDP advocated tax cuts and the promotion of tourism and agricultural development, while the ULP called for job creation, economic development and improved social services.

Results

When polling results giving the NDP eight seats and the ULP seven seats were announced, Beache declared that he could not accept the outcome and called for fresh elections, alleging voter intimidation, fraud, and bribery; this was promptly rebutted by the NDP. Final results showed the ULP had received 54.6% of valid votes.

By constituency

Constituency	ULP	NDP	PWP	Valid	Total	Turnout	Registered	Votes	%	Votes
North Windward	1,817	49.2%	1,875	50.8%			3,692	3,704	79%	4,668
North Central Windward	2,943	78.1%	827	21.9%			3,770	3,789	67%	5,697
South Central Windward	1,811	48.5%	1,920	51.5%			3,731	3,751	70%	5,332
South Windward	2,361	67.3%	1,102	31.4%	45	1.3%	3,508	3,521	69%	5,086
Marriaqua	2,504	63.3%	1,453	36.7%			3957	3,966	69%	5,724
East St. George	2,514	62.3%	1,522	37.7%			4,036	4,046	68%	5,993
West St. George	2,366	62.5%	1,421	37.5%			3,787	3,803	65%	5,819
East Kingstown	1,655	49.6%	1,682	50.4%			3,337	3,346	60%	5,552
Central Kingstown	2,006	56.3%	1,558	43.7%			3,564	3,578	62%	5,792
West Kingstown	1,502	47.0%	1,691	53.0%			3,193	3,208	59%	5,403
South Leeward	2,014	48.8%	2,117	51.2%			4,131	4,147	69%	5,995
Central Leeward	2,183	56.7%	1,670	43.3%			3,853	3,861	74%	5,225
North Leeward	1,658	46.9%	1,880	53.1%			3,538	3,543	72%	4,932
Northern Grenadines	220	11.7%	1,668	88.3%			1,888	1,898	59%	3,236
Southern Grenadines	471	35.1%	872	64.9%			1,343	1,352	67%	2,015
Total	28,025	54.6%	23,258	45.3%	45	0.1%	51,328	51,513	67%	76,469
Source: Caribbean Elections

Aftermath

On 17 June Mitchell was sworn in for his fourth consecutive term as Prime Minister; his new Cabinet took office the next day. In December 1998 Beache resigned as leader of the ULP, and Ralph Gonsalves was elected in his place. However, Beache remained as leader of the opposition in the House of Assembly.

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p600 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
Nohlen, p604
"SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES: parliamentary elections House of Assembly, 1998".
"General Election Results - 15 June 1998".
"St. Vincent and the Grenadines General Election Results 1998".

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