1995 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election

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1995 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg
  1993
3 July 1995
2000  

11 of 15 seats in the National Assembly
6 seats needed for a majority
Registered31,724
Turnout68.38% (Increase2.svg 1.70pp)
 First partySecond party
  Denzil L Douglas.jpg Vance Amory (cropped).jpeg
Leader Denzil Douglas Vance Amory
Party SKNLP CCM
Last election43.78%, 4 seats10.92%, 2 seats
Seats won72
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Steady2.svg
Popular vote10,7221,777
Percentage49.58%8.22%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.80ppDecrease2.svg 2.70pp

 Third partyFourth party
  Dr Simmonds (cropped).jpg Joseph Parry 2011.jpg
Leader Kennedy Simmonds Joseph Parry
Party PAM NRP
Last election33.59%, 4 seats8.55%, 1 seat
Seats won11
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Steady2.svg
Popular vote7,3501,521
Percentage34.82%7.03%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.23ppDecrease2.svg 1.52pp

1995 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election results by constituency.svg
Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Kennedy Simmonds
PAM

Elected Prime Minister

Denzil Douglas
SKNLP

General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 3 July 1995. [1] The result was a victory for the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party, which won seven of the eleven directly elected seats. Voter turnout was 68%. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party 10,72249.587+3
People's Action Movement 7,53034.821–3
Concerned Citizens' Movement 1,7778.2220
Nevis Reformation Party 1,5217.0310
United People's Party 710.3300
Independents30.0100
Appointed members40
Total21,624100.00150
Valid votes21,62499.69
Invalid/blank votes680.31
Total votes21,692100.00
Registered voters/turnout31,72468.38
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. Nohlen, p577