1952 Montserratian general election

General elections were held in Montserrat on 20 February 1952.^[1] They were the first elections in Montserrat held under universal suffrage, which had been introduced the previous year.^[2] The result was a victory for the Montserrat Labour Party, which won all five seats in the Legislative Council.

Campaign

A total of 11 candidates contested the elections, with the MLP running a full slate of candidates and the Merchant Planters putting forward four. As a result, Michael Walkinshaw was elected unopposed in the Central constituency.^[3]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Montserrat Labour Party	2,033	69.48	5
	Merchant Planters	893	30.52	0
Total		2,926	100.00	5
Valid votes		2,926	97.08
Invalid/blank votes		88	2.92
Total votes		3,014	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,019	99.83
Source: Emmanuel[4]

Elected MPs

Constituency	Elected MP	Party
Central	Michael Walkinshaw	Montserrat Labour Party
Northern	Edward Theophilus Edgecombe	Montserrat Labour Party
Plymouth	Robert William Griffith	Montserrat Labour Party
Southern	Brunel Wycliffe Edwards	Montserrat Labour Party
Windward	William Henry Bramble	Montserrat Labour Party

References

1. General Election Results - 20 February 1952 Caribbean Elections
2. Past Election Results 1952 - 2009 Caribbean Elections
3. Howard A Fergus (1985) Rule Britannia: Politics in British Montserrat, University Centre, p96
4. Patrick A Emmanuel (1992) Elections & Party Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean 1944-1991, Caribbean Development Research Service, pp10–24