General elections were held in Montserrat on 11 September 2014.^[1] The result was a victory for the newly established People's Democratic Movement, which won seven of the nine elected seats in the Legislative Assembly.

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2014 Montserratian general election

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All 9 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Montserrat 5 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Donaldson Romeo Reuben Meade Party PDM MCAP Last election New 6 seats, 52.64% Seats won 7 seats 2 seats Seat change New 4 Popular vote 11,702 8,319 Percentage 49.90% 35.47% Swing New 17.17pp
Winning party by polling division
Premier before election Reuben Meade MCAP Premier after election Donaldson Romeo PDM

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At the time of the election, the Legislative Assembly had eleven members, of which nine were elected. The other two seats were taken by the Attorney General and the Financial Secretary.^[1] The territory was a single nine-member constituency, with voters able to vote for nine candidates on their ballot paper.

A new party, the People's Democratic Movement (PDM), was established by leader of the opposition Donaldson Romeo on 30 April 2014, in order to contest the elections.^[2] A total 31 candidates contested the elections; the ruling Movement for Change and Prosperity and the PDM both put forward a full slate of nine candidates, the Alliance of Independent Candidates had three independent candidates, with ten other independents also running.^[3]