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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]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Action Movement | 7,780 | 44.37 | 6 | 0 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party | 6,635 | 37.84 | 2 | 0 | |
| Nevis Reformation Party | 1,948 | 11.11 | 2 | –1 | |
| Concerned Citizens' Movement | 1,135 | 6.47 | 1 | New | |
| Progressive Liberal Party | 20 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kelsick and Wilkin Monopoly Breakers | 16 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| Appointed members | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17,534 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 17,534 | 99.50 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 88 | 0.50 | |||
| Total votes | 17,622 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 26,481 | 66.55 | |||
| Source: Caribbean Elections | |||||
Nevis is a small island in the Caribbean Sea that forms part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies. Nevis and the neighbouring island of Saint Kitts constitute one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Nevis is located near the northern end of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, about 350 kilometres (220 mi) east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Antigua. Its area is 93 square kilometres (36 sq mi) and the capital is Charlestown.
Saint Kitts and Nevis, officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country and microstate consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles. With 261 square kilometers of territory, and roughly 50,000 inhabitants, it is the smallest sovereign state in the Western Hemisphere, in both area and population, as well as the world's smallest sovereign federation. The country is a Commonwealth realm, with Charles III as King and head of state. It is the only sovereign federation in the Caribbean.
Saint Kitts and Nevis have one of the longest written histories in the Caribbean, both islands being among Spain's and England's first colonies in the archipelago. Despite being only two miles apart and quite diminutive in size, Saint Kitts and Nevis were widely recognized as being separate entities with distinct identities until they were forcibly united in the late 19th century.
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