1980 Turks and Caicos Islands general election
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General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 4 November 1980.[http://www.caribbeanelections.com/tc/elections/tc_results_1980.asp General Election Results - 4 November 1980] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223001843/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/tc/elections/tc_results_1980.asp |date=23 December 2016 }} Caribbean Elections The result was a victory for the opposition Progressive National Party (PNP), which won eight of the eleven seats in the Legislative Council. Following the elections, PNP leader Norman Saunders became Chief Minister.
Electoral system
Campaign
A total of 24 candidates contested the elections, with the PNP and People's Democratic Movement (PDM) running in all eleven constituencies. The other two candidates were independents.
Results
{{Election results
|party1=Progressive National Party|votes1=1724|seats1=8|sc1=+4
|party2=People's Democratic Movement|votes2=1134|seats2=3|sc2=–2
|party3=Independents|votes3=39|seats3=0|sc3=–2
|invalid=17
|total_sc=0
|electorate=3420
|source=[http://www.caribbeanelections.com/tc/elections/tc_results_1980.asp Caribbean Elections]
}}
References
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Category:Elections in the Turks and Caicos Islands