The Nevis Island Assembly is the devolved local legislative body for the island of

Nevis Nevis is a small island in the Caribbean Sea that forms part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies. Nevis and the neighbouring island of Saint Kitts constitute one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and ...

within the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis. The Assembly has a total of eight members. Five are directly elected in single-member

constituencies An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

using the

first-past-the-post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast the ...

system. Three are appointed. Members serve five-year terms. The Nevis Island Assembly meets in Charlestown on the second floor of Museum of Nevis History building.

Mark Brantley Mark Anthony Graham Brantley (born 11 January 1969) is the Premier of Nevis, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and former Minister of Foreign Affairs for St Kitts and Nevis. On May 10, 2022, Dr Timothy Harris, having lost the supp ...

has been Premier of Nevis since the 2017 election after leading the

Concerned Citizens' Movement The Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM) is a Nevis-based political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Led by Mark Brantley, it is currently the largest party in Nevis, holding all three seats Nevisian seats in the National Assembly and three out o ...

to victory.

Presidents of the Assembly

Election results

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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. It is the official opposition party on Nevis, holding two of five seats in the ...

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Results by parish constituency

References

External links

Nevis Island Assembly
Politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis Political organisations based in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Nevis 1983 establishments in Saint Kitts and Nevis {{SaintKittsNevis-stub

Presidents of the Assembly

Election results

Results by parish constituency

See also

References

External links