General elections were held in Montserrat in November 1978. The result was a victory for the People's Liberation Movement (PLM), which won all seven seats in the Legislative Council. PLM leader John Osborne became Chief Minister.
Campaign
A total of 18 candidates contested the elections; both the PLM and the ruling Progressive Democratic Party nominated seven candidates, with four independents also running.
References
Montserratian general election, 1978 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA