Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis gives information on election and election results in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Saint Kitts and Nevis elects on national level a legislature. The National Assembly has fifteen members, eleven members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, three appointed members and one ex officio member. Saint Kitts and Nevis each have a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

Latest election

Past elections

 Summary of the 25 January 2010 National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis election results
Parties Votes % Seats
Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party 12,227 46.96 6
People's Action Movement 8,393 32.24 2
Concerned Citizens' Movement 2,860 10.99 2
Nevis Reformation Party 2,539 9.75 1
Independents 16 0.06
Appointed members (Senators) 3
Ex-officio member (the Attorney General) 1
Total (turnout 81.24%) 26,035 100.00 15
Sources: ZIZ News, SKNVibes.com
 Summary of the 24 October 2004 National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis election results
Parties Votes % Seats
Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party 11,426 50.6 7
People's Action Movement 7,161 31.7 1
Concerned Citizens' Movement 1,982 8.8 2
Nevis Reformation Party 1,688 7.5 1
United National Empowerment Party 263 1.2 -
Appointed members (Senators) 3
Ex-officio member (the Attorney General) 1
Total (turnout %)   15
Source: Adam Carr

Referendum

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