2019 Montserratian general election

General elections were held in Montserrat on 18 November 2019 for the nine elected seats in the Legislative Assembly.[1] The result was a victory for the opposition Movement for Change and Prosperity, which won five of the nine elected seats.

2019 Montserratian general election

All 9 seats in the Legislative Assembly 5 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Easton Taylor-Farrell Paul Lewis Party MCAP PDM Last election 35.36%, 2 seats 50.02%, 7 seats Seats won 5 3 Seat change 3 4 Popular vote 8,511 5,969 Percentage 42.7% 29.9%
Winning party by polling division
Premier before election Donaldson Romeo PDM Elected Premier Easton Taylor-Farrell MCAP

Map of the polling districts

Electoral system

The Legislative Assembly has eleven members, of which nine are elected. The other two seats are taken by the Attorney General and the Financial Secretary.[2] The territory is a single nine-member constituency, with voters able to vote for up to nine candidates on their ballot paper[2] under plurality-at-large voting.

Campaign

A total of 35 candidates contested the elections. The Movement for Change and Prosperity was the only party to put forward a full slate of nine candidates, with the ruling People's Democratic Movement (PDM) putting forward seven. Two new parties contested the elections; the Montserrat United Labour Party had five candidates and the Montserrat National Congress three. Eleven independent candidates also ran, including incumbent Premier Donaldson Romeo, who announced he would run as an independent after he was ousted as leader of the PDM shortly after announcing the elections had been called.[3]

Results

The Movement for Change and Prosperity gained three seats, earning a majority in the Legislative Assembly. The People's Democratic Movement lost four seats and was reduced to only three MLAs. Romeo was re-elected as the sole independent MLA.[3]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Movement for Change and Prosperity	8,511	42.7	5	+3
	People's Democratic Movement	5,969	29.9	3	–4
	Montserrat United Labour Party	1,227	6.2	0	New
	Montserrat National Congress	828	4.2	0	New
	Independents	3,414	17.1	1	+1
	Ex officio members	–	–	2	0
Total		19,949	100	11	0
Valid ballots		2,403	99.6
Invalid/blank ballots		9	0.4
Total votes cast		2,412	100
Registered voters/turnout		3,858	62.5
Source: Caribbean Elections

References

1. "Montserrat celebrará sus elecciones generales el 18 de noviembre". www.diariolibre.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-09.
2. Montserrat IFES
3. Montserrat General Election Results - 18 November 2019 Caribbean Elections