1957 Grenadian general election
General elections in Grenada held on 24 September 1957 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General elections were held in Grenada on 24 September 1957.[1] Following the introduction of the new Constitution on 21 December 1959 real authority for governing the country was given to a Chief Minister and those from the majority party in the Legislative Council based on the 1957 elections. Herbert Blaize was appointed the first Chief Minister from 1 January 1960 when the Legislative Council provisions took effect, with the cooperation of the independents who chose to support the Grenada National Party.[2][3]