Grenada General Election
Results - 27 November 2003 |

On 19 October, on the last day of his party's national convention, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell announced that general elections would be held on 27 November 2003, thus moving parliamentary elections up by nine months.
Electoral System
The 15 members of the House of Representatives were elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.There was no fixed election date in effect in Grenada at this time; hence, the choice of election date is the prerogative of the Prime Minister.
Political Parties & Candidates
Some 65 candidates from five parties competed for the 15 parliamentary seats of the House of Representatives.
Election Campaign
During the electionl campaign, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, who heads the ruling New National Party (NNP), expressed confidence that his party would be returned to office. He was seeking an unprecedented third four-year term, and cited his party' recent accomplishments as a government, i.e. the constructions of a new hospital, stadium, ministerial complex and cruise-ship pier. Nevertheless, Mr. Mitchell's economic policy over the past five years was the subject of harsh criticism from the opposition, which was spread across four political parties.
The main opposition National Democratic Congress headed by Mr Tillman Thomas focused its campaign on accusations that the NNP had wasted public funds and mismanaged the economy.
In the last elections in 1999, the NNP had won an overwhelming victory, obtaining all 15 seats at stake and Parliament was without an opposition until Mr Michael Baptiste left the government midway through the term and became the leader of the Opposition. He later joined the Grenada United Labour Party (GULP), on whose ticket he contested the 2003 elections.
Results
The NNP was narrowly returned to power as it had won eight seats, as compared with seven for the National Democratic Congress. The results represented a setback for Mitchell, even though he retained his St. George's West constituency. According to analysts, these were the most contentious and closely fought general elections in the island's 30 years of independence.
The seventh session of the Grenada Parliament was officially opened on 9 January 2004. For the first time in history, there was no unanimous choice for the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The government had nominated Mr. Lawrence Joseph and the opposition Ms. Cecelia Quashie. Mr. Joseph was finally chosen after the first secret ballot. On the same day, Ms. Leslie-Ann Seon was unanimously elected as President of the Senate.
The first meeting of the new Parliament was held on Friday, 9 January 2004.
Voter Turnout
Voter turnout was 57.71%. |
Dissolution of House |
Wed, 29 Oct 2003 |
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Nomination Day |
Wed, 5 Nov 2003 |
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Polling Day |
Thu, 27 Nov 2003 |
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First Meeting of Parliament |
Fri, 9 Jan 2004 |
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Constituency |
Registered
Voters |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Vote% |
Carriacou & Petite Martinique |
4,380 |
Donald S. CHARLES |
PLM |
5 |
0.17% |
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Elvin G. NIMROD  |
NNP |
1,431 |
50.03% |
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George W. PRIME |
NDC |
1,424 |
49.79% |
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St. Andrew South East |
4,435 |
Kenrick FULLERTON  |
NDC |
1,313 |
50.54% |
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Cuthbert McQUEEN |
NNP |
1,144 |
44.03% |
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Paul K. MITCHELL |
PLM |
5 |
0.19% |
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Clarence RAPIER |
GULP |
136 |
5.23% |
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St. Andrew South West |
5,841 |
Yolande BAIN-HORSFORD  |
NNP |
1,251 |
38.43% |
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Michael BAPTISTE |
GULP |
792 |
24.33% |
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Osbert CHARLES |
NDC |
1,203 |
36.96% |
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Denis GILBERT |
PLM |
9 |
0.28% |
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St. Andrew North East |
5,079 |
Roland BHOLA  |
NNP |
1,370 |
49.53% |
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Keith BRAVBOY |
GULP |
116 |
4.19% |
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Harford FLANDERS |
PLM |
60 |
2.17% |
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Ingrid RUSH |
NDC |
1,196 |
43.24% |
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Joan WILLIAMS |
IND |
24 |
0.87% |
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St. Andrew North West |
4,546 |
Rodney MARK |
PLM |
18 |
0.65% |
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Clifford ROBERTSON |
GULP |
53 |
1.93% |
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Laurina A. WALDRON |
NNP |
1,082 |
39.32% |
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Alleyne WALKER  |
NDC |
1,599 |
58.10% |
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St. David |
8,946 |
Bernard JONES |
PLM |
21 |
0.39% |
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Michael D. LETT  |
NDC |
2,829 |
52.42% |
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Jerome ROMAIN |
GULP |
202 |
3.74% |
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Joslyn WHITEMAN |
NNP |
2,345 |
43.45% |
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Town of St. George |
4,768 |
Peter C. DAVID  |
NDC |
1,280 |
51.36% |
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Raphael FLETCHER |
PLM |
30 |
1.20% |
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Wilfred HAYES |
GULP |
44 |
1.77% |
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Brenda HOOD |
NNP |
1,138 |
45.67% |
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St. George North East |
7,207 |
Nazim V. BURKE  |
NDC |
2,234 |
56.73% |
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Washington EDWARDS |
GRP |
6 |
0.15% |
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Augustine JOHN |
NNP |
1,545 |
39.23% |
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Dennis JOSEPH |
GULP |
106 |
2.69% |
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Terence MARRYSHOW |
PLM |
47 |
1.19% |
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St. George North West |
4,793 |
Cecil E. HARRIS |
GULP |
41 |
1.48% |
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Gillian B. LEWIS |
PLM |
7 |
0.25% |
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Keith C. MITCHELL  |
NNP |
2,295 |
82.64% |
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Joan M. PURCELL |
NDC |
434 |
15.63% |
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St. George South East |
5,251 |
Francis R. ALEXIS |
PLM |
543 |
17.92% |
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Gregory BOWEN  |
NNP |
1,459 |
48.15% |
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Norman DeSOUZA |
GULP |
70 |
2.31% |
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David LAMBERT |
NDC |
958 |
31.62% |
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St. George South |
7,966 |
Eunice BELFON |
GOD |
5 |
0.12% |
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Frank CAESAR |
IND |
12 |
0.28% |
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Dorset CHARLES |
PLM |
37 |
0.87% |
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Ann-David ANTOINE |
NNP |
1,795 |
42.37% |
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Gloria PAYNE-BANFIELD |
GULP |
294 |
6.94% |
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Glynis ROBERTS  |
NDC |
2,093 |
49.41% |
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St. John |
6,513 |
Claris CHARLES  |
NNP |
1,855 |
49.02% |
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Michael A. CHURCH |
NDC |
1,796 |
47.46% |
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Osbert DeCOTEAU |
PLM |
14 |
0.37% |
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Herbert J. PREUDHOMME |
GULP |
119 |
3.14% |
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St. Mark |
3,558 |
Gordon BOLAH |
GULP |
39 |
1.82% |
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Wayne FRANCIS |
PLM |
21 |
0.98% |
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Osbourne JAMES |
NDC |
659 |
30.82% |
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Clarice MODESTE-CURWEN  |
NNP |
1,419 |
66.37% |
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St. Patrick East |
3,896 |
Reynold C. BENJAMIN |
GULP |
113 |
4.89% |
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Gordon JOHN |
PLM |
16 |
0.69% |
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Adrian MITCHELL |
NNP |
1,068 |
46.23% |
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Tillman THOMAS  |
NDC |
1,113 |
48.18% |
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St. Patrick West |
5,099 |
Anthony BOATSWAIN  |
NNP |
1,369 |
47.11% |
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Joseph GILBERT |
NDC |
1,314 |
45.22% |
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Kenny LALSINGH |
PLM |
100 |
3.44% |
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Justin McBURNIE |
GOD |
5 |
0.17% |
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Lennox McLEISH |
GULP |
118 |
4.06% |
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Constituency |
Registered Voters |
NNP |
NDC |
GULP |
PLM |
GRP |
GOD |
IND |
Valid Votes |
Invalid Votes |
Total Votes |
Voter Turnout |
Carriacou & Petite Martinique |
4,380 |
1,431 |
1,424 |
5 |
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- |
- |
2,860 |
10 |
2,870 |
65.53% |
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St. Andrew South East |
4,435 |
1,144 |
1,313 |
136 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
2,598 |
9 |
2,607 |
58.78% |
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St. Andrew South West |
5,841 |
1,251 |
1,203 |
792 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
3,255 |
22 |
3,277 |
56.10% |
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St. Andrew North East |
5,079 |
1,370 |
1,196 |
116 |
60 |
- |
- |
24 |
2,766 |
18 |
2,784 |
54.81% |
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St. Andrew North West |
4,546 |
1,082 |
1,599 |
53 |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
2,752 |
13 |
2,765 |
60.82% |
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St. David |
8,946 |
2,345 |
2,829 |
202 |
21 |
- |
- |
- |
5,397 |
20 |
5,417 |
60.55% |
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Town of St. George |
4,768 |
1,138 |
1,280 |
44 |
30 |
- |
- |
- |
2,492 |
8 |
2,500 |
52.43% |
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St. George North East |
7,207 |
1,545 |
2,234 |
106 |
47 |
6 |
- |
- |
3,938 |
8 |
3,946 |
54.75% |
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St. George North West |
4,793 |
2,295 |
434 |
41 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
2,777 |
12 |
2,789 |
58.19% |
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St. George South East |
5,251 |
1,459 |
958 |
70 |
543 |
- |
- |
- |
3,030 |
24 |
3,054 |
58.16% |
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St. George South |
7,966 |
1,795 |
2,093 |
294 |
37 |
- |
5 |
12 |
4,236 |
20 |
4,256 |
53.43% |
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St. John |
6,513 |
1,855 |
1,796 |
119 |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
3,784 |
30 |
3,814 |
58.56% |
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St. Mark |
3,558 |
1,419 |
659 |
39 |
21 |
- |
- |
- |
2,138 |
8 |
2,146 |
60.31% |
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St. Patrick East |
3,896 |
1,068 |
1,113 |
113 |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
2,310 |
15 |
2,325 |
59.68% |
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St. Patrick West |
5,099 |
1,369 |
1,314 |
118 |
100 |
- |
5 |
- |
2,906 |
23 |
2,929 |
57.44% |
Total |
82,278 |
22,566 |
21,445 |
2,248 |
928 |
6 |
10 |
36 |
47,239 |
240 |
47,479 |
57.71% |
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Key |
NNP
= New National Party; NDC = New Democratic Congress;
GEM = Grenada Empowerment Movement; GPM = Grenada Progressive Movement; GRP = Grenada Renaissance Party; GUPM = Grenada United Patriotic Movement; TLP = The Liberal Partry; TPP= The Progress Party; ULP = United Labour Platform; GULP =
Grenada United Labour Platform; PLM = People's Labour Movement; GOD = Good Old Democracy; MBPM = Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement; URP = United Republican Party; CDLP = Christian Democratic Labour Party; GFLP = Grenada Federated Labour Party;IND = Independent; * Incumbent; ** Political Leader |
Sources |
Grenada Parliamentary Elections Office |
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