2014 Montserratian general election

2014 Montserratian general election

11 September 2014 (2014-09-11)
9 of the 11 seats in the Legislative Assembly 5 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	71.06% ( 4.31pp)
First party Second party   Leader Donaldson Romeo Reuben Meade Party PDM MCAP Last election – 52.64%, 6 seats Seats won 7 2 Seat change New 4 Popular vote 11,702 8,319 Percentage 49.90% 35.47% Swing New 17.17pp
Most voted-for party by polling division
Premier before election Reuben Meade MCAP Elected Premier Donaldson Romeo PDM

General elections were held in Montserrat on 11 September 2014.^[1] The result was a victory for the newly established People's Democratic Movement, which won seven of the nine elected seats in the Legislative Assembly.

Electoral system

At the time of the election, the Legislative Assembly had eleven members, of which nine were elected. The other two seats were taken by the Attorney General and the Financial Secretary.^[1] The territory was a single nine-member constituency, with voters able to vote for nine candidates on their ballot paper.

Campaign

A new party, the People's Democratic Movement (PDM), was established by leader of the opposition Donaldson Romeo on 30 April 2014, in order to contest the elections.^[2] A total 31 candidates contested the elections; the ruling Movement for Change and Prosperity and the PDM both put forward a full slate of nine candidates, the Alliance of Independent Candidates had three independent candidates, with ten other independents also running.^[3]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Democratic Movement	11,702	49.90	7	New
	Movement for Change and Prosperity	8,319	35.47	2	–4
	Alliance of Independent Candidates	974	4.15	0	New
	Independents	2,456	10.47	0	–3
Total		23,451	100.00	9	0
Total votes		2,747	–
Registered voters/turnout		3,866	71.06
Source: Government of Montserrat

By candidate

Candidate		Party	Votes	%	Notes
	Donaldson Romeo	People's Democratic Movement	1,695	61.70	Elected
	Ingrid Buffonge	People's Democratic Movement	1,615	58.79	Elected
	Paul Lewis	People's Democratic Movement	1,507	54.86	Elected
	David Osborne	People's Democratic Movement	1,378	50.16	Elected
	Joseph Farrell	Movement for Change and Prosperity	1,331	48.45	Elected
	Delmaude Ryan	People's Democratic Movement	1,205	43.87	Elected
	Reuben Meade	Movement for Change and Prosperity	1,156	42.08	Elected
	Claude Hogan	People's Democratic Movement	1,128	41.06	Elected
	Gregory Willock	People's Democratic Movement	1,117	40.66	Elected
	Charles Kirnon	Movement for Change and Prosperity	1,085	39.50
	David Duberry	People's Democratic Movement	1,062	38.66
	Emile Duberry	People's Democratic Movement	995	36.22
	Jermaine Wade	Movement for Change and Prosperity	893	32.51
	Colin Riley	Movement for Change and Prosperity	878	31.96
	Samuel Joseph	Movement for Change and Prosperity	874	31.82
	Leroy Greaves	Movement for Change and Prosperity	814	29.63
	Brenda Daley	Movement for Change and Prosperity	754	27.45
	Victor James	Independent	662	24.10
	Crenston Buffonge	Independent	540	19.66
	Geraldine Cabey	Independent	537	19.55
	Justin Cassell	Movement for Change and Prosperity	534	19.44
	Lowell Lewis	Alliance of Independent Candidates	472	17.18
	Joel Osborne	Independent	325	11.83
	Claude Gerald	Alliance of Independent Candidates	278	10.12
	David Tuitt	Alliance of Independent Candidates	224	8.15
	Hylroy Bramble	Independent	108	3.93
	Norman Cassell	Independent	82	2.99
	Alaric Lynch	Independent	77	2.80
	Wilford Meade	Independent	68	2.48
	Catherine Tuitt	Independent	32	1.16
	Winston Pond	Independent	25	0.91
Total			23,451	100.00

References

1. Montserrat IFES
2. New Political Party ‘PDM’ Launched Montserrat Reporter, 2 May 2014
3. Montserrat votes: Polling Day Thursday 11 September 2014 Government of Montserrat, 10 September 2014