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542:(ULP) campaigned heavily for the "Yes" vote, Gonsalves advocating that, though he had nothing personally against Queen Elizabeth II, he believed it was time for Saint Vincent to stop having a monarch as its head of state; he offered the opinion: "I find it a bit of
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906:Johnson, Andy (26 November 2009),
812:Browne, Juhel (11 November 2009).
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824:on November 13, 2009
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591:New Democratic Party
1198:Antigua and Barbuda
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694:Valid votes
617:Secretariat
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454:Visa policy
308:Legislative
264:Charles III
215:(left) and
211:Results by
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347:Elections
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748:See also
738:Source:
538:and his
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418:Minister
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637:Results
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320:Speaker
296:Cabinet
259:Monarch
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184:97,724
173:100.00%
146:99.14%
143:51,813
115:43.71%
112:22,646
82:Results
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679:Total
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663:43.71
649:Votes
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