2024 Montserratian general election

General elections were held in Montserrat on 24 October 2024.[1]

2024 Montserratian general election

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9 of the 11 seats in the Legislative Assembly
5 seats needed for a majority
Turnout67.42% (Increase 4.90pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Reuben Meade Paul Lewis Samuel Joseph
Party UA PDM MCAP
Last election 29.92%, 3 seats 42.66%, 5 seats
Seats won 5 3 1
Seat change New Steady Decrease 4
Popular vote 7,676 5,739 5,487
Percentage 38.72% 28.95% 27.68%

Premier before election

Easton Taylor-Farrell
MCAP

Elected Premier

Reuben Meade
UA

Electoral system

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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 island is a single nine-member constituency, with voters able to vote for up to nine candidates on their ballot paper under plurality-at-large voting.[2]

Candidates must receive at least 6% of the vote to be elected. If fewer than nine candidates receive more than 6% of the vote, a second round is held within 21 days.[3]

Campaign

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In total, 34 candidates stood for election.[4]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
United Alliance7,67638.725New
People's Democratic Movement5,73928.9530
Movement for Change and Prosperity5,48727.681–4
Positive Progression for People370.190New
Independents8874.470–1
Ex officio members20
Total19,826100.00110
Valid votes2,29598.16
Invalid/blank votes431.84
Total votes2,338100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,46867.42
Source: Government of Montserrat

By division

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Division UA PDM MCP PPP Ind.
Division 1 (Salem) 48.87 28.82 18.29 0.11 3.91
Division 2 (St. Peter) 39.89 31.65 24.18 0.11 4.18
Division 3 (Cudjoe Head) 31.23 33.50 30.39 0.27 4.60
Division 4 (Davy Hill) 39.82 29.71 24.89 0.26 5.32
Division 5 (St. John) 37.40 27.75 30.17 0.26 4.42
Division 6 (Look Out) 36.61 21.53 37.27 0.13 4.46
Mobile Polling Station 18.12 31.71 45.30 0.00 4.88
Montserrat 38.72 28.95 27.68 0.19 4.47
Source: Government of Montserrat

By candidate

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CandidatePartyVotes%Notes
Crenston BuffongeMovement for Change and Prosperity1,09346.75Elected
Ingrid Ann BuffongeUnited Alliance1,08646.45Elected
Reuben MeadeUnited Alliance1,06845.68Elected
John P. OsborneUnited Alliance1,06745.64Elected
Veronica DorsetteUnited Alliance98342.04Elected
Paul LewisPeople's Democratic Movement97641.75Elected
Donaldson RomeoPeople's Democratic Movement84936.31Elected
Dwayne HixonPeople's Democratic Movement78633.62Elected
Nyota MulcarePeople's Democratic Movement78533.58Elected
Jermaine WadePeople's Democratic Movement77633.19
George KirnonUnited Alliance74131.69
Siobhan TuittMovement for Change and Prosperity]72330.92
Jenzil SkerrittUnited Alliance72030.80
Anne ThomasUnited Alliance68029.08
Joseph FarrellMovement for Change and Prosperity67628.91Unseated
Glenville DaleyPeople's Democratic Movement62026.52
David OsbornePeople's Democratic Movement60826.01Unseated
Samuel JosephMovement for Change and Prosperity59625.49Unseated
Gilmore WilliamsMovement for Change and Prosperity58024.81
Marjorie SmithUnited Alliance54523.31
Marval WhiteMovement for Change and Prosperity53122.71
Jamiel GreenawayMovement for Change and Prosperity49921.34
Edris WadeMovement for Change and Prosperity45819.59
Shirley OsbornePeople's Democratic Movement41817.88
Alaric LynchPeople's Democratic Movement40717.41
Edith FentonMovement for Change and Prosperity33114.16
Eustace OsbornePeople's Democratic Movement30012.83
Debra LewisIndependent29712.70
Delmaude RyanIndependent2139.11
Claude GeraldIndependent1375.86
Charlesworth PiperIndependent1074.58
Vickie StephensonIndependent793.38
Wilford MeadeIndependent542.31
Karen AllenPositive Progression for People371.58
Total19,826100.00
Source: Government of Montserrat

References

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  1. ^ "Montserrat to hold general election on 24 October". Montserrat Focus. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Montserrat". IFES Election Guide.
  3. ^ "Elections Act and Subsidiary Legislation" (PDF). Government of Montserrat.
  4. ^ "Party positions and policies: Developing Montserrat's tourism industry". Montserrat Focus. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
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