Saint Kitts and Nevis general election, 2015

Saint Kitts and Nevis general election, 2015

16 February 2015
11 of 15 seats to the National Assembly 6 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	72.2%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Shawn Richards Denzil Douglas Vance Amory Party PAM SKNLP CCM Leader since 2012 1989 1987 Leader's seat St Christopher #5 St Christopher #6 Nevis #10 Last election 2 seats, 32.2% 6 seats, 47.0% 2 seats, 11.0% Seats before 2 6 2 Seats won 4 3 2 Seat change 2 3 Popular vote 8,452 11,897 3,951 Percentage 27.9% 39.3% 13.0% Swing 4.3% 7.7% 2.0%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Joseph Parry Timothy Harris Party NRP PLP Leader since 17 June 2013 Leader's seat Did not run St Christopher #7 Last election 1 seat, 9.8% Did not exist Seats before 1 0 Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 3,276 2,723 Percentage 10.8% 9.0% Swing 1.0% 9.0%
Prime Minister before election Denzil Douglas SKNLP Elected Prime Minister Timothy Harris PLP

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General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 16 February 2015. The ruling Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Denzil Douglas, was defeated by Team Unity, an alliance of the Concerned Citizens' Movement, the People's Action Movement, and the People's Labour Party, led by Timothy Harris.

Campaign

Prior to the elections, three opposition parties, the People's Action Movement, the People's Labour Party and the Concerned Citizens' Movement formed the Team Unity alliance.^[1] The three parties did not stand against each other, and formed the sole opposition to the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party on Saint Kitts and to the Nevis Reformation Party on Nevis.

Electoral system

Eleven of the fifteen seats in the National Assembly were elected, with the other four members appointed by the Governor-General at some point after the elections.^[2] The eleven elected seats were elected in single-member constituencies using plurality voting.^[3]

Results

On Saint Kitts, the People's Action Movement won four of the eight seats, whilst the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party losing half their seats. Contesting their first elections, the People's Labour Party won one seat. On Nevis two seats were won by the Concerned Citizens' Movement and the third by the Nevis Reformation Party.^[1]

The outgoing coalition (SKNLP and NRP) secured 50.08% of votes but got only 4 seats, the winning coalition (PAM, PLP and CCM) won 7 seats with only 49.92% of votes.

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