| Parliament name |
Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name |
House of Representatives |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Senate
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
19 February 2013 |
| Purpose of elections |
After five years in opposition, Mr. Keith Mitchell's New National Party (NNP) regained power, taking all the 15 seats in the House of Representatives. He personally won a seventh consecutive term. A record five women were elected, up from two.
During the election campaign, the NNP promised to create more jobs so as to lower the country's 30 per cent unemployment. Outgoing Prime Minister Tillman Thomas' National Democratic Congress (NDC) promised to invest more in agriculture, renewable energy and tourism.
In September 2012, the NDC, which had won 11 seats in the 2008 elections, expelled seven high-ranking members who Prime Minister Thomas accused of having worked against the party's interest. The expelled members launched the National United Front (NUF) in November as an alternative to the NDC. Neither party won representation in the House of Representatives in 2013. |
Date of previous elections: 8 July 2008
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 9 January 2013
Timing of election: Early elections
Expected date of next elections: February 2018
Number of seats at stake: 15 (full renewal)
Number of parties contesting the election: 5
Number of parties winning seats: 1
Alternation of power: Yes
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: New National Party (NNP)
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 27 March 2013
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Michael Pierre |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 19 February 2013 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
62'243
54'524 (87.6%)
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Notes
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| New National Party (NNP) |
15
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
10
5
33.33%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Source: House of Representatives (20.02.2013)
http://www.idea.int/vt/countryview.cfm?id=78 |
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