1989 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election

1989 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election

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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 PAM–NRP Elected Prime Minister Kennedy Simmonds PAM–NRP

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

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

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.