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General elections were held in Grenada on 18 January 1999. [1] The governing New National Party of Prime Minister Keith Mitchell was re-elected after winning all 15 seats. Voter turnout was 56.5%. [2]
The last election in 1995 saw the then-governing National Democratic Congress defeated by the New National Party, which won 8 of the 15 seats. [3] However, the New National Party lost their majority in late 1998, after the Foreign Minister Raphael Fletcher was one of 2 ministers to quit the party accusing the government of corruption. [4] [5] As a result, Parliament was dissolved 18 months before the end of its term on 2 December 1998, [5] and on 14 December the election date of 18 January was announced. [6]
48 candidates stood in the election, including 2 independents, for the 15 seats which were elected by first-past-the-post. [6] Candidates included a full 15 candidates from the New National Party, 12 from the National Democratic Congress and 9 from the Grenada United Labour Party. [6]
The governing New National Party of Prime Minister Keith Mitchell campaigned on pledges to preserve stability and bring about economic growth. [7] Mitchell said that his government would create jobs by increased spending on infrastructure and by attracting foreign investment. [6]
Meanwhile, the opposition, comprising a loose alliance between the National Democratic Congress and the Grenada United Labour Party, attacked the government for corruption. [7] They alleged that there had been issues with the awarding of contracts and that the Prime Minister had been involved with foreign investors with shady backgrounds. [7] The opposition also said the government was not doing enough for health care, [6] and they in particular attacked a decision to build a stadium instead of a hospital. [7] However, the opposition suffered divisions, with disagreement between the two opposition parties over who should become Prime Minister if they won the election. [7]
The results saw the governing New National Party re-elected after winning all 15 seats contested. [8] Among the victorious candidates for the governing party was the Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, who won his own seat of St George's Northwest with 89% of the vote. [5] This was only the second time since independence a government had been re-elected in Grenada, and the first since 1976. [6] [9]
The government's record in attracting investment and increasing economic growth was seen as having gained support for the New National Party, while the opposition said that the six-week campaign had been too short for them to prepare for the election. [5] Election monitors from the Organisation of American States observed the election and said that it had been "free and fair". [6]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| New National Party | 25,896 | 62.47 | 15 | +7 | |
| National Democratic Congress | 10,396 | 25.08 | 0 | –5 | |
| GULP–United Labour | 4,853 | 11.71 | 0 | –2 | |
| Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement | 260 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Good Old Democratic Party | 12 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 38 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 41,455 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 41,455 | 99.51 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 203 | 0.49 | |||
| Total votes | 41,658 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 73,673 | 56.54 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
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