2016 Turks and Caicos Islands general election

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2016 Turks and Caicos Islands General Election
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  2012 December 15, 2016 (2016-12-15) 2021  

15 seats in the House of Assembly
8 seats needed for a majority
Registered7,732 [1]
Turnout6,217 (80.4%) [2]
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson.jpg Rufus Ewing 2013 (cropped).jpg Oswald Skippings PDA Leader.jpg
Leader Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson Rufus Ewing Oswald Skippings
Party People's Democratic Movement Progressive National Party Progressive Democratic Alliance
Leader's seatAt-Large/All-IslandAt-Large/All-IslandAt-Large/All-Island
Seats won10 [3] 5 [4] 0 [5]
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3No change
Popular vote16,991 [6] 12,987 [7] 1,360 [8]
Percentage47.9%36.6%3.8%

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Premier before election

Rufus Ewing
Progressive National Party

Premier after Election

Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson
People's Democratic Movement

Contents

General elections were held in Turks and Caicos Islands on 15 December 2016. [9] The result was a victory for the People's Democratic Movement (PDM), with Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson becoming the islands' first female Premier. [10] Following the election outgoing Prime Minister Rufus Ewing resigned as Progressive National Party (PNP) leader and quit politics. [11]

Electoral system

At the time of the election, the House of Assembly had 15 elected members and four appointed members. The 15 elected members were elected by two methods; ten were elected from single-member constituencies, with five elected on an at-large basis, with voters able to vote for up to five candidates at the national level. [12] The four appointed members include one nominated by the Premier, one nominated by the Leader of the Opposition and two members appointed by the Governor. [13]

Campaign

A total of 31 candidates contested the 10 single-member constituencies; the PDM and PNP both ran full slates of 10 candidates, whilst the Progressive Democratic Alliance (PDA) had eight. The remaining three candidates were independents. There were also 21 candidates in the at-large constituency, five each from the PDM and PNP, four from the PDA and seven independents. [14]

Results

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PartyDistrictAt-largeTotal
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
People's Democratic Movement 3,16951.20613,82247.28410+3
Progressive National Party 2,64542.74410,34235.3815–3
Progressive Democratic Alliance2433.9301,1173.8200New
Independents1322.1303,95213.52000
Nominated members40
Ex officio members20
Total6,189100.001029,233100.005210
Valid votes6,18999.21
Invalid/blank votes490.79
Total votes6,238100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,73280.68
Source: RTC

By constituency

ConstituencyCandidatePartyVotes
1Grand Turk NorthGeorge Lightbourne Progressive National Party 305
Derek Rolle People's Democratic Movement 273
Kwame Odinga SmithProgressive Democratic Alliance21
2Grand Turk South and SaltcayEdwin Astwood People's Democratic Movement 399
Arthur Lightbourne Progressive National Party 276
Noel Terrence SkippingsProgressive Democratic Alliance66
Valerie JenningsIndependent12
3South Caicos Ruth Blackman Progressive National Party 146
McAllister Eusene HanchellIndependent97
Keno Shamado Forbes People's Democratic Movement 70
Christopher Emanuel HallProgressive Democratic Alliance6
4Middle and North CaicosRalph Higgs People's Democratic Movement 262
Mark Fulford Progressive National Party 201
5Leeward (Providenciales) Akierra Missick Progressive National Party 376
Ezra Ringo Tyrone Taylor People's Democratic Movement 289
Calsada Carolie JohnsonProgressive Democratic Alliance17
6The Bight (Providenciales) Porsha Stubbs-Smith Progressive National Party 285
George C.D. Pratt People's Democratic Movement 284
Dozzlie McLom DelancyProgressive Democratic Alliance38
7Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill (Providenciales)Douglas Parnell People's Democratic Movement 451
Amanda Misick Progressive National Party 347
Charles DelancyProgressive Democratic Alliance43
8Blue Hills (Providenciales)Mixmillian Goldray Ewing People's Democratic Movement 366
Claudine Ewing-Pratt Progressive National Party 267
Ciclyn BeenProgressive Democratic Alliance37
9Five Cays (Providenciales)Sean Rickard Astwood People's Democratic Movement 470
Rachel Marshall Taylor Progressive National Party 269
Bobbie ChambersProgressive Democratic Alliance15
10Wheeland (Providenciales)Vaden Delroy Williams People's Democratic Movement 305
Dameko Canez Dean Progressive National Party 173
Hudson James ParkerIndependent23
All Island District
5 elected at-large
Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson People's Democratic Movement 3,024
Josephine Connolly People's Democratic Movement 3,019
Derek Hugh Taylor People's Democratic Movement 2,740
Karen Evadne Malcolm People's Democratic Movement 2,725
Washington Misick Progressive National Party 2,335
Robert A. Been People's Democratic Movement 2,314
Rufus Ewing Progressive National Party 2,234
John Malcolm Progressive National Party 2,011
Ricardo Don-Hue Gardner Progressive National Party 1,901
Sheba Latrice Wilson Progressive National Party 1,861
Michael Misick Independent1,629
Jasmin WalkinIndependent834
Sabrina Elizebeth GreenIndependent675
Oswald Skippings Progressive Democratic Alliance549
Clarence Wesley SelverIndependent301
Samuel Iotis HarveyProgressive Democratic Alliance255
Courtney MissickIndependent240
Damian WilsonIndependent206
Shirley Louise Clarke-CalcanoProgressive Democratic Alliance178
Herbert Andrew Swann Jr.Progressive Democratic Alliance135
Oscar O’Brien ForbesIndependent67
Source: RTC

References

  1. "General Election Results - 15 December 2016". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  2. "General Election Results - 15 December 2016". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  3. "General Election Results - 15 December 2016". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
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  8. "General Election Results - 15 December 2016". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  9. New date announced for Turks and Caicos general election Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine Jamaica Observer, 31 October 2016
  10. Turks and Caicos elects first female premier Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean News Now, 16 December 2016
  11. Defeated Dr. Rufus Ewing resigns as PNP leader; quits politics Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Sun TCI, 17 December 2016
  12. Basic election ballot rules released [ usurped ] TCI News Now, 3 September 2012
  13. House of Assembly Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Government of the Turks & Caicos Islands
  14. General Election Results - 15 December 2016 Archived 22 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections