2022 Saint Kitts And Nevis General Election
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Snap general elections were held in
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis (), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country and microstate consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain ...
on 5 August 2022, following the decision of incumbent prime minister
Timothy Harris Timothy Sylvester Harris (born 6 December 1964) is a Saint Kittitian and Nevisian politician, who served as the third prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 2015 to 2022. He previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 10 August 20 ...
to dissolve the parliament on 11 May. Snap elections are constitutionally required within ninety days following the dissolution of parliament. The elections were the first in the country with a female party leader, with businesswoman and environmental consultant
Janice Daniel-Hodge Janice Daniel-Hodge (born 17 April 1962 in England) is a businesswoman, politician and environmental consultant from Saint Kitts and Nevis. Career She graduated from St. Francis College in New York with a degree in biology. In 1987 she also acqu ...
leading the
Nevis Reformation Party The Nevis Reformation Party is a Nevis-based political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The party currently holds none of the eleven seats in the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis, National Assembly. It is the official opposition party on ...
(NRP), which was founded by her father, former
Premier of Nevis The Premier of Nevis heads the Nevis Island Administration, an autonomous governing body within the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis (), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island countr ...
and pro-Nevis secessionist
Simeon Daniel Simeon Daniel (22 August 1934 – 27 May 2012) was the first Premier of Nevis. Early life Simeon Daniel was born at Barnes Ghaut Village in Saint Thomas Lowland Parish, Nevis, West Indies to Joseph Daniel and Melvina Daniel, née Archer. He ...
. However, the NRP failed to win a seat, despite seeing a small overall increase in vote share. The elections brought the
Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party The Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), also known simply as Labour, is a centre-left political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is currently in government in the country after winning six of the eleven seats in the 2022 general electio ...
, led by
Terrance Drew Terrance Michael Drew (born 22 November 1976) is a medical doctor and politician who is the fourth and current prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, having been elected to the National Assembly in the 5 August 2022 general election. He gr ...
, back to power for the first time since their loss in 2015. The
People's Action Movement The People's Action Movement (PAM) is a political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The party currently holds four (largest share) of the 11 seats in the National Assembly. PAM operates only in Saint Kitts and for the 2022 general election is in a ...
was reduced to only one seat, their worst result since 2004, while their vote share of 16.23% was the worst received in party history.


Background

The Team Unity alliance first came to power in the
2015 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in the year 2015. Africa * 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015 * 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015 * 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015 * 2015 Burun ...
, and won a second term in
2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
. In 2022, tensions between PM Harris and his coalition partners led to them filing a
motion of no confidence A motion of no confidence, also variously called a vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, motion of confidence, or vote of confidence, is a statement or vote about whether a person in a position of responsibility like in government or m ...
against him. The now in-opposition parties asked Governor-General Sir
Tapley Seaton Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, (born 28 July 1950) is the fourth and current governor-general of Saint Kitts and Nevis. He was born on Saint Kitts, the son of William A. Seaton and his wife, Pearl A. Seaton, nee Godwin. He came to the posi ...
to dismiss Harris, prompting Seaton to remind them he does not have this power under the federation constitution. Harris responded by calling for the dissolution of parliament before the motion of no confidence was held.


Electoral system

Eleven of the fifteen seats in the
National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...
are elected, with the other three members appointed by the Governor-General at some point after the elections and one seat held by the
Attorney-General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
. The eleven elected seats are elected in single-member constituencies using
plurality voting Plurality voting refers to electoral systems in which a candidate, or candidates, who poll more than any other counterpart (that is, receive a plurality), are elected. In systems based on single-member districts, it elects just one member pe ...
.


Parties and Candidates

Six parties are contesting the election, three parties each contesting all seats in St. Kitts and three parties each contesting seats in Nevis: # People’s Labour Party (PLP): contesting all eight seats in St Kitts # St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP): contesting all eight seats in St Kitts # People’s Action Movement (PAM): contesting all eight seats in St Kitts (One Movement Alliance) # Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM): contesting all three seats in Nevis (One Movement Alliance) # Nevis Reformation Party (NRP): contesting all three seats in Nevis # Moral Restoration Movement (MRM): contesting two of the three seats in Nevis


Endorsements


Opinion polls


Results


Elected MPs


Aftermath

Terrance Drew Terrance Michael Drew (born 22 November 1976) is a medical doctor and politician who is the fourth and current prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, having been elected to the National Assembly in the 5 August 2022 general election. He gr ...
was elected
Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis The prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis is the head of government of the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis. The current Prime Minister is Terrance Drew since 6th August 2022. Chief Ministers (1960–1967) Elizabeth II (1960–1967) ...
. The Drew ministry was sworn in on 15 August 2022.


Notes


References


External links


Saint Kitts and Nevis on the Political Database of the AmericasAdam Carr's Election Archive
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Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis
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