General elections were held in Montserrat on 11 November 1996.General Election Results - 11 November 1996
Caribbean Elections The result was a

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, with no party holding more than two seats. Although the People's Progressive Alliance received the largest number of votes, Bertrand Osborne of the

Movement for National Reconstruction The Movement for National Reconstruction (MNR) was a political party in Montserrat led by Bertrand Osborne. History Osborne had previously been leader of the National Development Party, which won a single seat in the 1991 elections. However, by ...

became

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after forming a coalition government with the National Progressive Party (which had been the ruling party between 1991 and 1996) and an independent MP.

Campaign

A total of 26 candidates contested the elections. All three parties nominated seven candidates, with five independents also running.

Results

By constituency

References

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