Country: | Grenada |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2008 Grenadian general election |
Previous Year: | 2008 |
Next Election: | 2018 Grenadian general election |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Seats For Election: | All 15 seats in the House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 8 |
Election Date: | 19 February 2013 |
Image1: | Keith Mitchell.jpg |
Party1: | New National Party (Grenada) |
Last Election1: | 47.96%, 4 seats |
Seats1: | 15 |
Seat Change1: | 11 |
Popular Vote1: | 32,205 |
Percentage1: | 58.71% |
Swing1: | 10.75pp |
Leader2: | Tillman Thomas |
Party2: | National Democratic Congress (Grenada) |
Last Election2: | 51.17%, 11 seats |
Seats2: | 0 |
Seat Change2: | 11 |
Popular Vote2: | 22,377 |
Percentage2: | 40.79% |
Swing2: | 10.38pp |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Tillman Thomas |
Before Party: | National Democratic Congress (Grenada) |
After Election: | Keith Mitchell |
After Party: | New National Party (Grenada) |
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]
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]
The fifteen members of the House of Representatives were elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.[4]
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. The observers also noted that women were under-represented in the list of candidates (9 of 48) and elected representatives (4 of 15).