Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla general election, 1952

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General elections were held in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla on 6 October 1952,^[1] the country's first elections held with universal suffrage.^[2] The Workers' League was the only party to contest the elections and won all eight seats.

Background

The previous elections had taken place in 1946, and the next elections were due in 1949. However, they were postponed each year until 1952.^[3]

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Workers' League	11,016	84.7	8
Independents	1,990	15.3	0
Invalid/blank votes	261	–	–
Total	13,267	100	8
Source: Nohlen

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p574 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
↑ Nohlen, p569
↑ Brian Dyde (2005) Out of the Crowded Vagueness: A history of the islands of St Kitts, Nevis & Anguilla, Macmillan Caribbean, p254

Elections and referendums in Anguilla

General elections	1937 1940 1943 1946 1952 1957 1961 1966 1971 1975 1976 1980 1981 1984 1989 1994 1999 2000 2005 2010 2015

West Indies elections	1958

Referendums	1967 1969

Elections and referendums in St Kitts and Nevis

General elections	1937 1940 1943 1946 1952 1957 1961 1966 1971 1975 1980 1984 1989 1993 1995 2000 2004 2010 2015

West Indies elections	1958

Referendums	1977* 1998*

* Nevis only

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