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List of elected politicians in the British Virgin Islands

List of elected politicians in the British Virgin Islands

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Since the restoration of democracy in the British Virgin Islands in 1950, only a comparatively small number of persons have been elected to political office. Although elections are held approximately every three or four years, the small size of the legislative body[1] and the tendency to return incumbent politicians[2] has resulted in a relatively small aggregate number.

Prior to the 1967 general election legislators were elected on a non-party basis. However, many persons who were elected in those early elections later went on to form, or stand for, political parties.[3]

In addition to politicians who were elected by popular mandate, various other political positions are filled by appointment. These include:

List of elected politicians

A total of 68 people have been elected to serve in the Legislature of the British Virgin Islands; 58 were men, and ten were women. Of those 68, twenty seven (39.7%) have only served a single term or less.

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Longest serving elected politicians

Twelve people (all men) have served five or more terms in the British Virgin Islands Legislature.

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Footnotes

  1. [1]
    In the first general election in 1950 only four members were elected; this was steadily increased until in 1995 it grew to 13, which is the size it is presently.
  2. [2]
    For example, Lavity Stoutt won the 1st District in 11 consecutive elections. Ralph O'Neal won the 7th/9th District in 10 consecutive elections. The 3rd District has been won by Julian Fraser, his brother Earl, or his cousin Oliver Cills, every year since 1971. In five consecutive elections from 1979 to 1995 just under half the legislature was ever-present: Stoutt, O'Neal, Omar Hodge and Oliver Cills.
  3. [3]
    "BVI election and information results 1950–2011" (PDF). BVI Deputy Governor's Office. pp. 47–63. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2014.
  4. [4]
    Brudenell-Bruce was also appointed to serve an additional part-term when E.H. Leonard stepped down shortly after the 1954 general election.
  5. [5]
    "HISTORY: Christian, Penn appointed Jr Ministers". BVI News. 16 December 2015.
  6. [6]
    Scatliffe was elected in 1963 in a non-party election. He also ran unsuccessfully for the POP in the 1967 general election, and for the VIP in the 1995 general election.
  7. [7]
    In terms of time spent in the legislature, Ralph O'Neal is the longest serving politician in British Virgin Islands history, having served in the House of Assembly and Legislative Council for 39 years, 280 days. Although Lavity Stoutt has won more election victories than O'Neal, Stoutt served a shorter period in the Legislature because (a) he only served a small part of his 11th and final term prior to his death, and (b) during the early part of Stoutt's career, political terms were only 3 years and not 4.
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