1989 Vincentian general election

{{Infobox election

| country = Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

| type = parliamentary

| previous_election = 1984 Vincentian general election

| previous_year = 1984

| next_election = 1994 Vincentian general election

| next_year = 1994

| seats_for_election = 15 of 23 seats in the House of Assembly

| majority_seats = 8

| election_date = 16 May 1989

| turnout = 72.38% ({{decrease}}16.43pp)

| image1 = James F. Mitchell 1986 (cropped).jpg

| leader1 = James Mitchell

| party1 = New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

| popular_vote1 = 29,079

| percentage1 = 66.29%

| swing1 = {{increase}}14.88pp

| last_election1 = 51.41%, 9 seats

| seats1 = 15

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 6

| title = Prime Minister

| before_election = James Mitchell

| before_party = NDP

| after_election = James Mitchell

| after_party = NDP

| map_image = 1989 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines general election - Results by constituency.svg

| map_caption = Results by constituency

}}

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 16 May 1989.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p600 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928357-6}} The result was a landslide victory for the centrist New Democratic Party, which won all fifteen seats, returning James Mitchell to a second term as prime minister. Voter turnout was 72.4%.Nohlen, p603

The 1989 election is also the most lopsided in terms of the popular vote margin since the country gained independence in 1979, with the NDP securing a 36-point victory over the second-placed Saint Vincent Labour Party. As of 2017, this is the last time that a single party won over 60% of the popular vote or more than 80% of the constituencies. It is also the last time that North Central Windward, South Windward, and Central Leeward have voted for the NDP.

Results

{{Election results

|party1=New Democratic Party|votes1=29079|seats1=15|sc1=+6

|party2=Saint Vincent Labour Party|votes2=13290|seats2=0|sc2=–4

|party3=Movement for National Unity|votes3=1030|seats3=0|sc3=0|color3=#4F81BD

|party4=United People's Movement|votes4=468|seats4=0|sc4=0|color4=#D852AB

|invalid=351

|total_sc=+2

|electorate=61091

|source=Nohlen

}}

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