Chamber:
	House of Representatives
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	13 March 1990
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for all the seats in the House of Representatives on the normal expiry of the members’ term of office.
Background and outcome of elections:
	In December 1989, Prime Minister Herbert Blaize (National Party – NP) died and was succeeded by his Deputy Ben Jones. The latter then called on the Governor-General to prorogue Parliament in late December. Under the Constitution, general elections were then due within 90 days. Economic issues (unemployment, the need for foreign investment, etc.) figured prominently among those debate during the election campaign. On polling day, the centrist National Democratic Congress (NDC) party, founded in 1987 and led by Mr. Nicholas Brathwaite, captured seven of the 15 Representatives’ seats, three more than the right-wing Grenada United Labour Party (GULP) headed by former Prime Minister Sir Eric Gairy. Only two members of NP – founded in 1989 following a split in the New National Party (NNP) – were elected. On 16 March, Mr. Brathwaite – who had led a 13-month interim Government after the US invasion of Grenada in October 1983 – was appointed Prime Minister after having received the support of the NP.

STATISTICS

Round no 1 (13 March 1990): Elections results
Number of registered electors	58,000 (approx.)
Voters	60% (approx.)

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total
National Democratic Congress (NDC)	7
Grenada United Labour Party (GULP)	4
National Party (NP)	2
New National Party (NNP)	2