1952 Montserratian general election

General elections were held in Montserrat on 20 February 1952.General Election Results - 20 February 1952 Caribbean Elections They were the first elections in Montserrat held under universal suffrage, which had been introduced the previous year.Past Election Results 1952 - 2009 Caribbean Elections 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.Howard A Fergus (1985) Rule Britannia: Politics in British Montserrat, University Centre, p96

Results

Elected MPs ConstituencyElected MPPartyCentralMichael WalkinshawMontserrat Labour PartyNorthernEdward Theophilus EdgecombeMontserrat Labour PartyPlymouthRobert William GriffithMontserrat Labour PartySouthernBrunel Wycliffe EdwardsMontserrat Labour PartyWindwardWilliam Henry BrambleMontserrat Labour Party

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