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Montserratians went to the polls on Monday, 18 November 2019 to elect a new government. Caribbean Elections provides information and current news for voters, students, teachers on the election and the Montserrat electoral process.


PARTIES	DISTRICTS	2019 CANDIDATES	2019 RESULTS	PAST RESULTS	EDUCATION

POLITICAL PARTIES

MCAP Movement for Change and Prosperity

Joseph FARRELL Political Leader

PDM People's Democratic Movement

Paul LEWIS Political Leader

MULP Montserrat United Labour Party

Peter QUEELEY Political Leader

MNC Montserrat National Congress

Lowell LEWIS Political Leader

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS

OVERVIEW OF ELECTORAL SYSTEM

The unicameral Legislative Assembly compries 11 seats - 9 members popularly elected to serve five-year terms; the Attorney General and Financial Secretary sit as ex-officio members.

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 21 seats and the House of Assembly with 30 seats

Electoral Law	1 Jun 1971; Last amendment: 1 Sep 1990

Constituencies	30 single-member constituencies

Voting System	In the Senate 21 members are appointed by the Governor-General. In the House of Assembly 30 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

Term of Office	5 years for both chambers

Voter Requirements	- Age: 18 years - Barbados citizenship (or Commonwealth citizenship if residence in the country for 3 years before elections) - Residence in a constituency for 3 months - Disqualifications: insanity, imprisonment, death sentence

Candidate Eligibility and Requirements	- Qualified electors - Age: 21 years - Barbados citizenship - Residence in the country for more than 7 years - Ineligibility: undischarged bankruptcy, allegiance to a foreign State, imprisonment exceeding 6 months, conviction of felony or of an offence involving dishonesty, electoral fraud - Nomination by 4 electors - Deposit equivalent to USD125, reimbursed if the candidate is elected or obtains more than 1/6 of the total votes cast in the constituency.

Electoral Authority	Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission

Last Elections	24 May 2018 \| Learn more »

Next Elections	May 2023

Head of State	Inherited monarchy with a Governor appointed by the Briish Monarch

Head of Government	Premier appointed by Governor

Structure of Parliament	Unicameral Legislative Assembly with 9 seats + 2 ex-officio members

Electoral Law	Constitution

Constituencies	9 single-member constituencies

Voting System	Voting at Large

Term of Office	5 years

Voter Requirements	Every person who: has attained the age of eighteen years; and is not a person of unsound mind so found under any law in force in Montserrat; and is a Commonwealth citizen; and has resided in Montserrat for 36 months immediately preceding the date of registration as a voter or is domiciled in Montserrat and is resident therein at the date of such registration; and is not disqualified under the provisions of this Act from being registered as a voter; shall be entitled to be registered as a voter and, when registered, to vote at an election: No person shall be registered as a voter or be entitled to vote at an election who has been sentenced by any court in Her Majesty's dominions or in any territory under Her Majesty's protection to death, penal servitude, or imprisonment for a term exceeding 12 months, and has not either suffered the punishment to which he was sentenced or such other punishment as by competent authority may have been substituted for the same or received a free pardon from Her Majesty.

Candidate Eligibility and Requirements	-

Electoral Authority	Department of Administration

Last Elections	18 November 2019

Next Elections	November 2024

VOTER EDUCATION

2019 ELECTION - BY THE NUMBERS

	3,858
	REGISTERED VOTERS

	6
	POLLING DISTRICTS

	35
	ELECTION CANDIDATES

PARTY		CANDIDATES 2019			RESULTS
PARTY		Female	Male	Total	2014	2009
	MCAP Movement for Change and Prosperity	2	7	9	2	6

	PDM People's Democratic Movement	1	6	7	7	0

	MULP Montserrat United Labour Party	0	5	5	0	0

	MNC Montserrat National Congress	0	3	3	0	0

	IND Independent Candidates	5	6	11	0	3
		5	26	35	9	9

PAST ELECTIONS

Year	Specific Date	Winning Party			Total Seats	Voter Turnout
Year	Specific Date	Party	% Votes	Seats	Total Seats	Voter Turnout
1952	Wed, 20 Feb 1952	Montserrat Labour Party	69.5%	5	5	99.8%

1955	Fri, 18 Mar 1955	Montserrat Labour Party	44.1%	4	5	98.2%

1958	Thu, 8 May 1958	Montserrat Labour Party	55.7%	4	5	-

1961	Thu, 2 Mar 1961	Montserrat Labour Party	57.7%	5	7	57.3%

1966	1966	Montserrat Labour Party	60.8%	5	7	55.1%

1970	Tue, 15 Dec 1970	Progressive Democratic Party	64.5%	7	7	80.0%

1973	Thu, 20 Sep 1973	Progressive Democratic Party	67.8%	5	7	67.7%

1978	Nov 1978	People's Liberation Movement	64.4%	7	7	76.8%

1983	Feb 1983	People's Liberation Movement	55.0%	5	7	74.7%

1987	Tue, 25 Aug 1987	People's Liberation Movement	44.9%	4	7	71.2%

1991	Tue, 8 Oct 1991	National Progressive Party	43.0%	4	7	71.9%

1996	Mon, 11 Nov 1996	Coalition (MNR + NPP + IND)	-	4	7	58.1%

2001	Mon, 2 Apr 2001	New People's Liberation Movement	51.8%	7	9	77.5%

2006	Wed, 31 May 2006	Coalition (MDP + NPLM + IND)	63.9%	5	9	74.6%

2009	Tue, 8 Sep 2009	Movement for Change and Prosperity	52.6%	6	9	66.8%

2014	Thu, 11 Sep 2014	People's Democratic Movement	50.0%	7	9	71.1%

2019	Mon, 18 Nov 2019	Movement for Change and Prosperity	42.66%	5	9	62.5%

VOTING TRENDS

ELECTION REPORTS

Year	Report	Download
2014	Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Region, Election Observer Mission, Montserrat General Election 11 September 2014 Final Report

2019	Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Region, Election Observer Mission, Montserrat General Election 18 November 2019 Preliminary Report

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