General elections were held in
Montserrat
Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with r ...
on 2 April 2001.
[General Election Results - 2 April 2001]
Caribbean Elections The result was a victory for the
New People's Liberation Movement
The New People's Liberation Movement was a political party in Montserrat led by John Osborne.
History
The NPLM was established in 2001 by a merger of the People's Progressive Alliance and the Movement for National Reconstruction, (NLPM), which won seven of the nine seats in the
Legislative Council. NLPM leader
John Osborne
John James Osborne (12 December 1929 – 24 December 1994) was an English playwright, screenwriter and actor, known for his prose that criticized established social and political norms. The success of his 1956 play ''Look Back in Anger'' tra ...
became
Chief Minister
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.
Background
On 2 February 2001 Health Minister
Adelina Tuitt
Adelina E. Tuitt is a Montserratian politician who served in the Legislative Council of Montserrat from 1996 until 2001. She was the territory's Minister of Health, Education, and Community Services, in the wake of the volcanic eruptions of the 1 ...
and Communications Minister
Rupert Weekes
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resigned from the cabinet of Chief Minister
David Brandt. This led to the collapse of the government, which only had a one-seat majority, and forced early general elections.
Electoral system
A new electoral system was introduced for the 2001 elections as a result of the
volcanic eruptions
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rendering four of the seven constituencies uninhabitable. The seven single-member constituencies were replaced with one nine-member constituency in which voters could vote for nine candidates.
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Campaign
A total of 24 candidates contested the elections.[ The NLPM and the National Progressive Party both fielded nine candidates, with six independents also running.][
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Results
References
{{Montserratian elections
Elections in Montserrat
Montserrat
Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with r ...
2001 in Montserrat
Montserrat
Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with r ...
April 2001 events in North America