Grenada Renaissance Party | |
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| Abbreviation | GRP |
| Leader | Martin Edwards [1] |
| Founder | Martin Edwards |
| Founded | 2003 |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 15 |
| Senate | 0 / 13 |
The Grenada Renaissance Party is a political party in Grenada. It contested the 2003 general elections, but received only six votes and failed to win a seat. [2] It also ran three candidates in the 2013 general election receiving 20 votes. [3]
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Result |
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| 2003 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 / 15 |  | 6th | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2008 | Did not run | 0 / 15 | Extra-parliamentary | |||
| 2013 | 20 | 0.04% | 0 / 15 | |  5th | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2018 | 44 | 0.08% | 0 / 15 | | 5th | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2022 | 30 | 0.05% | 0 / 15 | | 5th | Extra-parliamentary |
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