1983 Montserratian general election

General elections were held in Montserrat in February 1983.General Election Results -February 1983 Caribbean Elections The result was a victory for the People's Liberation Movement (PLM), which won five of the seven seats in the Legislative Council. PLM leader John Osborne remained Chief Minister.

Campaign A total of 22 candidates contested the elections; the PLM and the Progressive Democratic Party both nominated seven, the United National Front nominated four, with the other four candidates running as independents, three of which contested the Northern constituency.Howard A Fergus (1985) Rule Britannia: Politics in British Montserrat, University Centre, p103

Results

Elected MPs ConstituencyElected MPPartyCentralE DyerProgressive Democratic PartyEasternN TuittPeople's Liberation MovementNorth-WesternJohn OsbornePeople's Liberation MovementNorthernJ B ChalmersPeople's Liberation MovementPlymouthF MargetsonPeople's Liberation MovementSouthernPercival Austin BrambleProgressive Democratic PartyWindwardDavid BrandtPeople's Liberation Movement

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