Nevis Island Assembly

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Nevis Island Assembly
Nevis Island Administration seal.png
Type
Type
History
Founded1983
Leadership
President of the Assembly
Michelle Jan Slack
since 2023
Mark Brantley, CCM
since 2017
Structure
Seats8
Nevis Island Assembly 2022.svg
Political groups
Government
  •   Concerned Citizens' Movement (3)

Opposition

Appointed

  •   Appointed (3)
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
12 December 2022
Meeting place
The Museum of Nevis History - Alexander Hamilton birthplace.jpg
Museum of Nevis History
Charlestown, Nevis
Website
https://nia.gov.kn/tag/nevis-island-assembly/

The Nevis Island Assembly is the local legislative body for the island of Nevis within the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis. Together with the King, it forms the Legislature of Nevis. [1]

Contents

The Assembly has a total of eight members. Five are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post system. Three are appointed. Members serve five-year terms.

The Nevis Island Assembly meets in Charlestown on the second floor of Museum of Nevis History building.

Mark Brantley has been Premier of Nevis since the 2017 election after leading the Concerned Citizens' Movement to victory. [2]

Presidents of the Assembly

NameTook officeLeft officeNotes
Spencer Byron 19831996 [3]
Marjorie Morton 19962011 [4]
Christine Springette 20112013 [5]
Farrel Smithen 20132023 [6]
Michelle Jan Slack 2023Incumbent

Election results

Summary of the 12 December 2022 Nevis Island Assembly election results [7]
PartiesVotes%Seats
Concerned Citizens' Movement 3,93052.4%3
Nevis Reformation Party 3,54347.2%2
Moral Restoration Movement280.4%0
Appointed members3
Total7,5018

In the election the CCM lost a seat (St James') to the NRP.

Results by parish constituency

St Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%
CCM Spencer Brand 63151.1%
NRP Jaedee Caines60448.9%
Total votes1,235
St John's
PartyCandidateVotes%
CCM Mark Brantley 1,31352.6%
NRP Patricia Bartlette1,16646.7%
Moral Restoration Movement Samuel Caines170.7%
Total votes2,496
St George's
PartyCandidateVotes%
CCM Eric Evelyn 73670.3%
NRP Rohan Isles31129.7%
Total votes1,047
St James'
PartyCandidateVotes%
NRP Janice Daniel-Hodge 75049.9%
CCM Alexis Jeffers 74249.4%
Moral Restoration Movement Patricia Mills-Jeffers110.7%
Total votes1,503
St Thomas'
PartyCandidateVotes%
NRP Cleone Stapleton-Simmonds 71258.4%
CCM Latoya Jones50841.6%
Total votes1,220

See also

References

  1. "The constitution of Saint Christopher and Nevis" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-02.
  2. Parker, Benjamin. "Brantley elected Premier as CCM win Nevis election". WIC News.
  3. "Caribbean Monthly Bulletin 1983". Institute of Caribbean Studies, University of Puerto Rico. 1983.
  4. "Profile of Mrs. Marjorie Morton; soon to be sworn in as new Acting Deputy Governor General for Nevis". NIA - Nevis Island Administration. 30 August 2017.
  5. "Nevis Island Assembly has new President; Parliamentarians also sworn in". NIA - Nevis Island Administration. 13 September 2011.
  6. "Nevis Island Assembly Names Farrel Smithen New President". Caribbean Journal. 27 March 2013.
  7. "Brantley-led CCM wins Nevis Island Assembly Elections". 2022-12-13.