1995 Turks and Caicos Islands general election

1995 Turks and Caicos Islands General Election

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13 seats in the Legislative Council 7 seats needed for a majority
Registered	Needed [1]
Turnout	4,171 [2]
First party Second party   Leader Derek Taylor Washington Misick Party People's Democratic Movement Progressive National Party Leader's seat Grand Turk South Back Salina Grand Turk Over Back Seats won 8 [3] 4 [4] Seat change 3 4 Popular vote 2,007 1,938 Percentage 48.1% 46.5%
Chief Minister before election Washington Misick Progressive National Party Chief Minister after Election Derek Taylor People's Democratic Movement

General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 2 February 1995. ^[5] The result was a victory for the opposition People's Democratic Movement (PDM), which won eight of the thirteen seats in the Legislative Council. ^[5] Following the elections, PDM leader Derek Hugh Taylor became Chief Minister.

Electoral system

The thirteen members of the Legislative Council were elected from single-member constituencies, ^[5] a change from the system used between 1988 and 1991 when they were elected from five multi-member constituencies.

Campaign

A total of 33 candidates contested the elections; the Progressive National Party (PNP) and PDM both ran full slates of 13 candidates, with an additional seven candidates running as independents. ^[5]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Democratic Movement	2,058	49.99	8	+3
	Progressive National Party	1,887	45.83	4	–4
	Independents	172	4.18	1	New
Total		4,117	100.00	13	0
Valid votes		4,117	98.09
Invalid/blank votes		80	1.91
Total votes		4,197	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		5,431	77.28
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 - 2 February 1995 Archived 23 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections