General elections were held in the

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on 10 June 1982.

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(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p78 The result was a victory for the

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, which won 32 of the 43 seats. Janet Bostwick of the

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(FNM) became the first female member of the

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. Surprisingly attorney general and minister of external affairs Paul Adderley and former

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Norman Solomon lost their seats. The FNM won most of its seats in middle and upper income districts, while the PLP was successful in lower income districts.

Results

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