2014 Montserratian general election explained

Election Name:2014 Montserratian general election
Country:Montserrat
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2009 Montserratian general election
Previous Year:2009
Next Election:2019 Montserratian general election
Next Year:2019
Seats For Election:All 9 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Montserrat
Majority Seats:5
Leader1:Donaldson Romeo
Party1:PDM
Last Election1:New
Seats1:7 seats
Seat Change1:New
Popular Vote1:11,702
Percentage1:49.90%
Swing1:New
Colour1:BE202E
Leader2:Reuben Meade
Party2:MCAP
Colour2:FFFF01
Last Election2:6 seats, 52.64%
Seats2:2 seats
Seat Change2: 4
Popular Vote2:8,319
Percentage2:35.47%
Swing2: 17.17pp
Premier
Posttitle:Premier after election
Before Election:Reuben Meade
Before Party:MCAP
After Election:Donaldson Romeo
After Party:PDM

General elections were held in Montserrat on 11 September 2014.[1] The result was a victory for the newly established People's Democratic Movement, which won seven of the nine elected seats in the Legislative Assembly.

Electoral system

At the time of the election, the Legislative Assembly had eleven members, of which nine were elected. The other two seats were taken by the Attorney General and the Financial Secretary.[1] The territory was a single nine-member constituency, with voters able to vote for nine candidates on their ballot paper.

Campaign

A new party, the People's Democratic Movement (PDM), was established by leader of the opposition Donaldson Romeo on 30 April 2014, in order to contest the elections.[2] A total 31 candidates contested the elections; the ruling Movement for Change and Prosperity and the PDM both put forward a full slate of nine candidates, the Alliance of Independent Candidates had three independent candidates, with ten other independents also running.[3]

Results

By candidate

Notes and References

  1. http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2801/ Montserrat
  2. http://www.themontserratreporter.com/new-political-party-pdm-launched/ New Political Party ‘PDM’ Launched
  3. http://www.gov.ms/2014/09/10/montserrat-votes-polling-day-thursday-11th-september-2014/ Montserrat votes: Polling Day Thursday 11 September 2014