1992 Nevis Island Assembly election

1992 Nevis Island Assembly election

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All 5 elected seats in the Nevis Island Assembly
First party Second party   Leader Vance Amory Simeon Daniel Party CCM NRP Last election 1 4 Seats won 3 2 Seat change 2 2
Premier before election Simeon Daniel Nevis Reformation Party Premier after election Vance Amory CCM

An election was held in Nevis on 1 June 1992 to elect five members of the Nevis Island Assembly. ^[1] The election saw the opposition Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM) win a majority after increasing their representation from one to three of five seats, while the ruling Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) lost two seats to the CCM, winning two out of five seats. ^{[2] [3] [4]} The election saw a turnout of 65.7% of registered voters. ^[5]

This was the first time the NRP had lost power since the founding of the assembly in 1983, and despite the NRP winning more votes overall than the CCM. ^{[2] [6]} Following the election, CCM leader Vance Amory was sworn in as Premier of Nevis, ^[3] while the defeat for the NRP saw outgoing premier Simeon Daniel step down as leader of the NRP. ^[2]

References

1. "Elections held on tiny Caribbean island". North County Times. 2 June 1992. Retrieved 22 September 2025– via newspapers.com.
2. Midgett, Douglas (1 January 2004). "Pepper and bones: the secessionist impulse in Nevis". New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids. Retrieved 22 September 2025– via brill.com.
3. "New Nevis Premier". The Miami Herald. 5 June 1992. Retrieved 22 September 2025– via newspapers.com.
4. "The Nevis Statistical Digest" (PDF). Department of Statistics. 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
5. Midgett, D (2005). "The nevis secession vote: The search for Explanations1". Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies, 30(4), 77-86. Retrieved 22 September 2025– via ProQuest.
6. "Nevis Premier loses". The Guardian. 5 June 1992. Retrieved 22 September 2025– via newspapers.com.