1991 Turks and Caicos Islands general election

1991 Turks and Caicos Islands General Election

←  1988 April 3, 1991 (1991-04-03) 1995  →
13 seats in the Legislative Council 7 seats needed for a majority
Registered	Needed [1]
Turnout	Needed [2]
First party Second party   Leader Washington Misick Oswald Skippings Party Progressive National Party People's Democratic Movement Leader's seat Grand Turk North Grand Turk South & Salt Cay Seats won 8 [3] 5 [4] Seat change 6 6 Popular vote Needed Needed Percentage Needed Needed
Chief Minister before election Oswald Skippings People's Democratic Movement Chief Minister after Election Washington Misick Progressive National Party

General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 3 April 1991. ^[5] The result was a victory for the opposition Progressive National Party (PNP), which won eight of the thirteen seats in the Legislative Council. ^[5] Following the elections, PNP leader Washington Misick became Chief Minister.

Electoral system

The thirteen members of the Legislative Council were elected from five multi-member constituencies with two or three seats. ^[5]

Campaign

A total of 26 candidates contested the elections, with the PNP and People's Democratic Movement all running full slates of 13 candidates. ^[5]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Progressive National Party	4,834	51.56	8	+6
	People's Democratic Movement	4,542	48.44	5	–6
Total		9,376	100.00	13	0
Valid votes		3,596	98.57
Invalid/blank votes		52	1.43
Total votes		3,648	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,542	80.32
Source: Caribbean Elections

References

1. "Turks and Caicos Election Statistics to 1976–2012". Yumpu. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
2. "Turks and Caicos Election Statistics to 1976–2012". Yumpu. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
3. "Turks and Caicos Election Statistics to 1976–2012". Yumpu. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
4. "Turks and Caicos Election Statistics to 1976–2012". Yumpu. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
5. General Election Results - 3 April 1991 Archived 23 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections