2017 Nevis Island Assembly election

Island Assembly elections were held in Nevis on 18 December 2017 to elect five members of the Nevis Island Assembly.

2017 Nevis Island Assembly election

18 December 2017
5 of the 8 seats in the Nevis Island Assembly
First party Second party   Leader Mark Brantley Joseph Parry Party CCM NRP Last election 55.1%, 3 seats 44.9%, 2 seats Seats won 4 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 3,753 2,864 Percentage 56.7% 43.3% Swing 2.9pp 2.9pp
Premier before election Mark Brantley CCM Premier after election Mark Brantley CCM

The result was a win for the Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM), led by Mark Brantley, which won four of the five seats. The opposition Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) won one seat.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Concerned Citizens' Movement	3,753	56.72	4
	Nevis Reformation Party	2,864	43.28	1
Appointed members				3
Total		6,617	100.00	8
Source: NIA

By parish

St Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	CCM	Spencer Brand	596	50.5%
	NRP	Robelto Hector	585	49.5%
Total votes			1,181

St John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	CCM	Mark Brantley	1,334	57.2%
	NRP	Hensley Daniel	1,000	42.8%
Total votes			2,334

St George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	CCM	Eric Evelyn	761	76.6%
	NRP	Cory Tyson	233	23.4%
Total votes			994

St James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	CCM	Alexis Jeffers	833	61.2%
	NRP	Virgil Browne	528	38.8%
Total votes			1,361

St Thomas'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NRP	Joseph Parry	518	69.3%
	CCM	Keith Scarborough	229	30.7%
Total votes			747