Chamber:
	National Assembly
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	3 July 1995
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for the 11 popularly-chosen members of the National Assembly following the premature dissolution of this body. General elections had previously been held in November 1993.
Background and outcome of elections:
	The inconclusive general elections of November 1993 had not produced a parliamentary majority for any party, causing civil unrest against the unpopular minority Government of Prime Minister Kennedy Simmonds (People's Action Movement, PAM) in the 18 months since the polling. The premature 1995 elections were thus scheduled. For the 11 elective seats of the National Assembly, the People's Action Movement and Mr. Simmonds - in power since St. Kitts gained independence from Great Britain in 1983 - was mainly opposed, as before, by the Labour Party (LP) headed by Mr. Denzil Douglas. During the campaign, the latter linked the outgoing Government to the growing problem of drug trafficking in the country. On polling day, the period of political instability emphatically ended; Labour brought 15 years of PAM rule to a halt by gaining a clear victory as even Mr. Simmonds lost his seat. In the island of Nevis, the three seats were shared, as in 1993, by the Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM) and the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP). On 4 July, Mr. Douglas was sworn in as Prime Minister; his Cabinet took office two days later.

STATISTICS

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total	Gain/Loss
Labour Party (LP)	7	+3
Concerned Citizens’ Movement (CCM)	2	=
People’s Action Movement (PAM)	1	-3
Nevis Reformation Party (NRP)	1	=

Distribution of seats according to sex:
Men:	13
Women:	2