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General elections were held in Montserrat in February 1983.[1] The result was a victory for the People's Liberation Movement (PLM), which won five of the seven seats in the Legislative Council . PLM leader John Osborne remained Chief Minister .[1]
Campaign [ edit ]
A total of 22 candidates contested the elections; the PLM and the Progressive Democratic Party both nominated seven, the United National Front nominated four, with the other four candidates running as independents, three of which contested the Northern constituency.[2]
Results [ edit ]
Elected MPs [ edit ]
Constituency
Elected MP
Party
Central
E Dyer
Progressive Democratic Party
Eastern
N Tuitt
People's Liberation Movement
North-Western
John Osborne
People's Liberation Movement
Northern
J B Chalmers
People's Liberation Movement
Plymouth
F Margetson
People's Liberation Movement
Southern
Percival Austin Bramble
Progressive Democratic Party
Windward
David Brandt
People's Liberation Movement
References [ edit ]
^ a b General Election Results -February 1983 Caribbean Elections
^ Howard A Fergus (1985) Rule Britannia: Politics in British Montserrat , University Centre, p103
^ Patrick A Emmanuel (1992) Elections & Party Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean 1944-1991 , Caribbean Development Research Service, pp10–24