Saint Andrew North East Constituency | |
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| Country | Grenada |
| Parish | St Andrew |
| Constituency Minister | Roland Bhola |
| Capital City | Conference |
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Saint Andrew North East is a constituency of Grenada, within the parish of Saint Andrew. [1] [2] Its capital is Conference.
| Year | Winner | Party |
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| 1984-1990 | Marcel J. Peters | Grenada United Labour Party |
| 1990-1995 | Lawrence Gibbs | Grenada United Labour Party |
| 1995-2003 | Oliver Archibald | New National Party |
| 2003-Date | Roland Bhola | New National Party |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Kate Lewis-Peters | NNP | 2,190 | 53.89 | |
| Tessa St. Cyr | NDC | 1,864 | 45.87 | |
| Jennel Ramsee | IFP | 10 | 0.25 | |
| Total | 4,064 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,362 | – | ||
| NNP hold | ||||
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