General elections were held in the

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on 4 March 1999.General Election Results - 4 March 1999
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(PDM), which won nine of the thirteen seats in the Legislative Council. PDM leader

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remained

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Electoral system

The thirteen members of the Legislative Council were elected from single-member constituencies.

Campaign

A total of 38 candidates contested the elections; the Progressive National Party (PNP) and PDM both ran full slates of 13 candidates, with an additional twelve candidates running as independents.

Results

References

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General election March 1999 events in North America