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13 seats in the Legislative Council 7 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 5,424 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 4,602 (84.8%) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 4 March 1999. [5] The result was a victory for the ruling People's Democratic Movement (PDM), which won nine of the thirteen seats in the Legislative Council. [5] PDM leader Derek Hugh Taylor remained Chief Minister.
The thirteen members of the Legislative Council were elected from single-member constituencies. [5]
A total of 38 candidates contested the elections; the Progressive National Party (PNP) and PDM both ran full slates of 13 candidates, with an additional twelve candidates running as independents. [5]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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People's Democratic Movement | 2,362 | 52.22 | 9 | +1 | |
Progressive National Party | 1,849 | 40.88 | 4 | 0 | |
Independents | 312 | 6.90 | 0 | –1 | |
Total | 4,523 | 100.00 | 13 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 4,523 | 98.09 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 88 | 1.91 | |||
Total votes | 4,611 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 5,424 | 85.01 | |||
Source: Caribbean Elections |