1982 Saint Lucian general election

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 3 May 1982.^[1] The result was a victory for the United Workers Party, which won fourteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 65.8%.

1982 Saint Lucian general election

← 1979 3 May 1982 6 April 1987 →
All 17 seats in the House of Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	65.80% (2.21pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader John Compton Peter Josie Jon Odlum Party UWP Labour Party PLP Last election 43.79%, 5 seats 56.21%, 12 seats – Seats won 14 2 1 Seat change 9 10 New Popular vote 27,252 8,122 13,133 Percentage 56.18% 16.27% 27.07% Swing 12.39pp 39.47pp New
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Michael Pilgrim PLP Subsequent Prime Minister John Compton UWP

Results

2 1 14
Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	United Workers Party	27,252	56.18	14	+9
	Progressive Labour Party	13,133	27.07	1	New
	Saint Lucia Labour Party	8,122	16.74	2	–10
Total		48,507	100.00	17	0
Valid votes		48,507	97.82
Invalid/blank votes		1,083	2.18
Total votes		49,590	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		75,363	65.80
Source: Caribbean Elections