General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 16 February 2015. The ruling

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 Prime Minister Denzil Douglas, was defeated by Team Unity, an alliance of 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 of f ...

, 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 ...

, and the People's Labour Party, led by Timothy Harris.

Campaign

Prior to the elections, three opposition parties, the

, the People's Labour Party and the

formed the Team Unity alliance.Team Unity wins St Kitts and Nevis 2015 general election
Caribbean Elections, 17 February 2015 The three parties did not stand against each other, and formed the sole opposition to the

on Saint Kitts and to 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 ...

on Nevis.

Electoral system

Eleven of the fifteen seats in the National Assembly were elected, with three other members appointed by the

Governor-General Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...

at some point after the elections and one seat held by the Attorney-General. The eleven elected seats were elected in single-member constituencies using plurality voting.Electoral system
IPU

Results

On Saint Kitts, the

won four of the eight seats, whilst the

lost half their seats. Contesting their first elections, the People's Labour Party won one seat. On Nevis, two seats were won by the

and the third by the

. The outgoing coalition (SKNLP and NRP) secured 50.08% of votes but got only 4 seats due to the single-member plurality electoral system. This was also the first election in the country where the individual party that won the most votes did not win the most seats.

Elected MPs

References

{{Saint Kitts and Nevis elections Saint Kitts General Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis