1951 Antiguan general election

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{{Infobox election

| type = parliamentary

| country = Antigua and Barbuda

| election_date = 20 December 1951

| previous_year = 1946

| next_year = 1956

| seats_for_election = All 8 elected seats in the Legislative Council

| majority_seats = 5

| turnout = 70.33%

| elected_members = 1st legislature of Antigua and Barbuda

| image1 = Vere Bird (cropped).jpg

| leader1 = Vere Bird

| party1 = ALP

| seats1 = 8

| seat_change1 = New

| popular_vote1 = 4,182

| percentage1 = 87.40%

| map_image = 1951 Antigua and Barbuda general election - Results by constituency.svg

}}{{Politics of Antigua and Barbuda}}

General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 20 December 1951.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p66 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928357-6}} The election was the first in Antigua and Barbuda to be held under universal suffrage.{{cite book |title= The Europa World Year Book 2004 |year= 2004 |publisher= Taylor and Francis |isbn= 1-85743-254-1 |page= 513 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=4WoTSOaHOj0C}} Vere Bird formed the Antigua Labour Party in 1951 and led the party to victory, winning all eight elected seats on the legislative council.{{cite book |title= The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean |last= Gunson |first= Phil | last2=Chamberlain |first2=Greg | last3=Thompson | first3=Andrew |year= 1991 |publisher= Routledge |isbn= 0-415-02445-5 |page= 40 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=qF4OAAAAQAAJ}} Voter turnout was 70%.