1996 Montserratian general election
General elections were held in Montserrat on 11 November 1996.[1] The result was a hung parliament, with no party holding more than two seats. Although the People's Progressive Alliance received the largest number of votes, Bertrand Osborne of the Movement for National Reconstruction became Chief Minister after forming a coalition government with the National Progressive Party (which had been the ruling party between 1991 and 1996) and an independent MP.
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Campaign
A total of 26 candidates contested the elections.[1] All three parties nominated seven candidates, with five independents also running.[1]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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People's Progressive Alliance | 1,472 | 35.0 | 2 | New |
Movement for National Reconstruction | 930 | 22.1 | 2 | New |
National Progressive Party | 809 | 19.2 | 1 | –3 |
Independents | 950 | 22.6 | 2 | +1 |
Invalid/blank votes | 45 | – | – | – |
Total | 4,206 | 100 | 7 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 7,238 | 58.11 | – | – |
Source: Caribbean Elections, Barrow-Giles & Joseph[2] |
Results by Constituency
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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National Progressive Party | Reuben Meade | 292 | 46.4 | - | |
Charlesworth Phillip | 202 | 32.0 | - | ||
John Wilson | 61 | 9.7 | - | ||
Johnny Dublin | 61 | 9.7 | - | ||
Richard Payne | 8 | 1.3 | - |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Movement for National Reconstruction | Andelina Tuitt | 189 | 54.9 | - | |
Joel Webbe | 119 | 34.6 | - | ||
James Lee | 24 | 6.9 | - | ||
Nowell Tuitt | 11 | 3.2 | - |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Independent | Rupert Weekes | 252 | 57.8 | - | |
John Ponteen | 182 | 41.7 | - | ||
Theo Bramble | 2 | 0.5 | - |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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People's Progressive Alliance | John Osborne | 379 | 53.9 | - | |
Charles Kirnon | 222 | 31.6 | - | ||
Jim Bass | 89 | 12.7 | - | ||
George Tuitt | 13 | 1.8 | - |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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People's Progressive Alliance | Brunelle Meade | 372 | 34.4 | - | |
Movement for National Reconstruction[8] | P. Austin Bramble | 354 | 32.7 | - | |
Vereen Thomas Woolcock | 126 | 11.7 | - | ||
Lazelle Howes | 116 | 10.7 | - | ||
Chedmond Browne | 93 | 8.6 | - |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Movement for National Reconstruction | Bertrand Osborne | 237 | 50.9 | - | |
Idabelle Griffith-Meade | 193 | 41.4 | - | ||
Justin Casell | 36 | 7.7 | - |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Independent | David S Brandt | 391 | 74.1 | - | |
Beatrice Fenton | 107 | 20.3 | - | ||
Joseph Meade | 25 | 4.8 | - | ||
J.R. Osborne | 4 | 0.8 | - |
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References
- General Election Results - 11 November 1996 Caribbean Elections
- Cynthia Barrow-Giles & Tennyson S D Joseph (2006) General elections & voting in the English-Speaking Caribbean 1992-2005, Ian Randall Publishers, p73
- http://www.montserratreporter.org/election.htm
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- http://www.ipsnews.net/1996/09/montserrat-politics-elections-amid-volcanic-rumbling/
- http://www.montserratreporter.org/election.htm
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