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General elections were held in Grenada on 13 March 2018. [1] The result was a victory for the New National Party and incumbent Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, winning his fifth term in office. [2]
The 15 members of the House of Representatives are elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies. [3]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| New National Party | 33,792 | 58.91 | 15 | 0 | |
| National Democratic Congress | 23,249 | 40.53 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grenada Progressive Movement | 86 | 0.15 | 0 | New | |
| The Liberal Party | 49 | 0.09 | 0 | New | |
| Grenada Renaissance Party | 44 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| The Progress Party | 41 | 0.07 | 0 | New | |
| Grenada Empowerment Movement | 25 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| Grenada United Patriotic Movement | 10 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 68 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 57,364 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 57,364 | 99.54 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 267 | 0.46 | |||
| Total votes | 57,631 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 78,294 | 73.61 | |||
| Source: Caribbean Elections | |||||
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