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2016 Turks and Caicos Islands general election

2016 Turks and Caicos Islands general election

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General elections were held in Turks and Caicos Islands on 15 December 2016.[1] The result was a victory for the People's Democratic Movement (PDM), with Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson becoming the islands' first female Premier.[2] Following the election outgoing Prime Minister Rufus Ewing resigned as Progressive National Party (PNP) leader and quit politics.[3]

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Electoral system

At the time of the election, the House of Assembly had 15 elected members and four appointed members. The 15 elected members were elected by two methods; ten were elected from single-member constituencies, with five elected on an at-large basis, with voters able to vote for up to five candidates at the national level.[4] The four appointed members include one nominated by the Premier, one nominated by the Leader of the Opposition and two members appointed by the Governor.[5]

Campaign

A total of 31 candidates contested the 10 single-member constituencies; the PDM and PNP both ran full slates of 10 candidates, whilst the Progressive Democratic Alliance (PDA) had eight. The remaining three candidates were independents. There were also 21 candidates in the at-large constituency, five each from the PDM and PNP, four from the PDA and seven independents.[6]

Results

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By constituency

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References

  1. [1]
    New date announced for Turks and Caicos general election Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine Jamaica Observer, 31 October 2016
  2. [2]
    Turks and Caicos elects first female premier Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean News Now, 16 December 2016
  3. [3]
    Defeated Dr. Rufus Ewing resigns as PNP leader; quits politics Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Sun TCI, 17 December 2016
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    Basic election ballot rules released Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine TCI News Now, 3 September 2012
  5. [5]
    House of Assembly Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Government of the Turks & Caicos Islands
  6. [6]
    General Election Results - 15 December 2016 Archived 22 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections
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