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Grenada |
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Area: 344 sq km (133 sq miles) | Population: 104,300 (UN, 2010)
Capital City: St. George's |
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- Overview
- Constitution
- Political Parties
- Past Elections
- Election Reports
- Manifestos
- Weblinks
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| Head of State |
Inherited monarchy with a Governor General appointed by the British Monarch |
| Head of Government |
Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor General |
| Structure of Parliament |
Bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 13 seats and the House of Assembly with 15 seats. |
| Electoral Law |
1 January 1973
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| Constituencies |
15 single-member constituencies. |
| Voting System |
In the Senate, 10 members are appointed by the government to serve a 5-year term and 3 members are chosen by the opposition party to serve a 5-year term. In House of Representatives 15 members are elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term. |
| Term of Office |
5 years |
| Voter Requirements |
- age: 18 years
- British Commonwealth citizenship
- fulfilment of residence or domicile requirements |
| Candidate Eligibility and Requirements |
Qualified electors
- age: 18 years
- British Commonwealth citizenship
- domicile or residence in country or residence for at least 12 months immediately before polling
- sufficient ability to speak and read English
- ineligibility: undischarged bankruptcy, allegiance to a foreign State, insanity, sentence of death or imprisonment exceeding one year, government contractors
- nomination by at least six registered electors of the constituency
- deposit of EC$ 300, reimbursed if candidate obtains at least 1/8 of the constituency vote |
| Electoral Authority |
Supervisor of Elections |
| Last Elections |
19 February 2013 |
| Next Elections |
February 2018 |
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| Grenada United Labour Party or GULP [Gloria Payne BANFIELD] |
| National Democratic Congress or NDC [Tillman THOMAS] |
| New National Party or NNP [Keith MITCHELL] |
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| Year |
Specific Date |
Election Type |
View Results |
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| 1984 |
1984 |
Parliamentary |
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CaribbeanElections.com |
| 1990 |
1990 |
Parliamentary |
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CaribbeanElections.com |
| 1995 |
1995 |
Parliamentary |
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CaribbeanElections.com |
| 1999 |
18 January 1999 |
Parliamentary |
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CaribbeanElections.com |
| 2003 |
27 November 2003 |
Parliamentary |
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CaribbeanElections.com |
| 2008 |
8 July 2008 |
Parliamentary |
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CaribbeanElections.com |
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| This section is currently being updated. |
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