General elections were held in Grenada on 18 January 1999.^[1] The governing New National Party of Prime Minister Keith Mitchell was re-elected after winning all 15 seats. Voter turnout was 56.5%.^[2]

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1999 Grenadian general election

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All 15 seats in the House of Representatives 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	56.54%
First party   Leader Keith Mitchell Party NNP Last election 32.37%, 8 seats Seats won 15 Seat change 7 Popular vote 25,896 Percentage 62.47% Swing 30.10pp
Winning party by constituency
Prime Minister before election Keith Mitchell NNP Elected Prime Minister Keith Mitchell NNP

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The last election in 1995 saw the then-governing National Democratic Congress defeated by the New National Party, which won 8 of the 15 seats.^[3] However, the New National Party lost their majority in late 1998, after the Foreign Minister Raphael Fletcher was one of 2 ministers to quit the party accusing the government of corruption.^[4][5] As a result, Parliament was dissolved 18 months before the end of its term on 2 December 1998,^[5] and on 14 December the election date of 18 January was announced.^[6]

48 candidates stood in the election, including 2 independents, for the 15 seats which were elected by first-past-the-post.^[6] Candidates included a full 15 candidates from the New National Party, 12 from the National Democratic Congress and 9 from the Grenada United Labour Party.^[6]

The governing New National Party of Prime Minister Keith Mitchell campaigned on pledges to preserve stability and bring about economic growth.^[7] Mitchell said that his government would create jobs by increased spending on infrastructure and by attracting foreign investment.^[6]

Meanwhile, the opposition, comprising a loose alliance between the National Democratic Congress and the Grenada United Labour Party, attacked the government for corruption.^[7] They alleged that there had been issues with the awarding of contracts and that the Prime Minister had been involved with foreign investors with shady backgrounds.^[7] The opposition also said the government was not doing enough for health care,^[6] and they in particular attacked a decision to build a stadium instead of a hospital.^[7] However, the opposition suffered divisions, with disagreement between the two opposition parties over who should become Prime Minister if they won the election.^[7]

The results saw the governing New National Party re-elected after winning all 15 seats contested.^[8] Among the victorious candidates for the governing party was the Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, who won his own seat of St George's Northwest with 89% of the vote.^[5] This was only the second time since independence a government had been re-elected in Grenada, and the first since 1976.^[6][9]

The government's record in attracting investment and increasing economic growth was seen as having gained support for the New National Party, while the opposition said that the six-week campaign had been too short for them to prepare for the election.^[5] Election monitors from the Organisation of American States observed the election and said that it had been "free and fair".^[6]