2007 Turks and Caicos Islands general election

2007 Turks and Caicos Islands General Election

←  2003 February 9, 2007 (2007-02-09) 2012  →
15 seats in the House of Assembly 8 seats needed for a majority
Registered	6,987 [1]
Turnout	6,010 (86.0%) [2]
First party Second party   Leader Michael Misick Floyd Seymour Party Progressive National Party People's Democratic Movement Leader's seat North Caicos Grand Turk South Back Salina Seats won 13 [3] 2 [4] Seat change 5 3 Popular vote 3,609 2,320 Percentage 60.0% 38.6%
Chief Minister before election Michael Misick Progressive National Party Premier after Election Michael Misick Progressive National Party

General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 9 February 2007. ^[5] The result was a victory for the ruling Progressive National Party (PNP), which won thirteen of the fifteen seats in the House of Assembly. ^[5] PNP leader Michael Misick remained Premier.

Electoral system

Constitutional changes in 2006 saw the Legislative Council renamed the House of Assembly and the number of seats increased from 13 to 15. Members were elected from single-member constituencies. ^[5]

Campaign

A total of 31 candidates contested the elections, with both the PNP and the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) running full slates of 15 candidates. The other candidate ran as an independent. ^[5]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Progressive National Party	3,609	60.83	13	+7
	People's Democratic Movement	2,320	39.10	2	–5
	Independents	4	0.07	0	New
Total		5,933	100.00	15	+2
Valid votes		5,933	98.72
Invalid/blank votes		77	1.28
Total votes		6,010	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		6,897	87.14
Source: Caribbean Elections

References

1. "General Election Results - 9 February 2007". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
2. "General Election Results - 9 February 2007". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved May 18, 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 - 9 February 2007 Archived 23 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections