Grenadian general election, 2013

Grenadian general election, 2013

19 February 2013
All 15 seats in the House of Representatives 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Keith Mitchell Tillman Thomas Party NNP NDC Leader's seat Saint George North West Saint Patrick East (lost seat) Last election 4 seats, 48.0% 11 seats, 51.2% Seats won 15 0 Seat change 11 11 Popular vote 32,205 22,377 Percentage 58.7% 40.8%
Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
Prime Minister before election Tillman Thomas NDC Elected Prime Minister Keith Mitchell NNP

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General elections were held in Grenada on 19 February 2013.^[1] The result was a landslide victory for the opposition New National Party, which won all 15 seats.^[2]

Date

The election date was announced by Prime Minister Tillman Thomas at the National Democratic Congress Party Convention at Sauteurs Bus Station on 13 January 2013.^[3]

Electoral system

The fifteen members of the House of Representatives were elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.^[4]

Candidates

Conduct

The preliminary report from invited Organisation of American States election observers was positive regarding the "civil and peaceful" election and its high turnout.^[5] The observers noted minor bureaucratic problems, and recommended greater enactment of campaign finance regulations.^[5] The observers also noted that women were under-represented in the list of candidates (9 of 48) and elected representatives (4 of 15).^[5]

Results

References