1989 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election

1989 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election

21 March 1989 (1989-03-21)

11 of the 15 seats in the National Assembly
  First party Second party
 
SKNLP
Leader Kennedy Simmonds Lee Moore
Party PAM SKNLP
Seats won 6 2
Seat change
Popular vote 7,780 6,635
Percentage 44.37% 37.84%
Swing 3.21pp 3.47pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
NRP
Leader Simeon Daniel Vance Amory
Party NRP CCM
Seats won 2 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 1,948 1,135
Percentage 11.11% 6.47%
Swing 0.98pp new


Prime Minister before election

Kennedy Simmonds
PAMNRP

Elected Prime Minister

Kennedy Simmonds
PAMNRP

General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 21 March 1989.[1] The result was a victory for the People's Action Movement (PAM), which won six of the eleven directly-elected seats. The ruling majority coalition of PAM and the Nevis Reformation Party continued as a result of the elections.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Action Movement7,78044.3760
Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party6,63537.8420
Nevis Reformation Party1,94811.112–1
Concerned Citizens' Movement1,1356.471New
Progressive Liberal Party200.1100
Kelsick and Wilkin Monopoly Breakers160.0900
Appointed members40
Total17,534100.00150
Valid votes17,53499.50
Invalid/blank votes880.50
Total votes17,622100.00
Registered voters/turnout26,48166.55
Source: Caribbean Elections

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p574 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ "SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS: parliamentary elections National Assembly, 1989". Inter-Parliamentary Union.