General elections were held in the

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on 9 February 2007.General Election Results - 9 February 2007
Caribbean Elections The result was a victory for the ruling Progressive National Party (PNP), which won thirteen of the fifteen seats in the

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. PNP leader Michael Misick remained

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Electoral system

Constitutional changes in 2006 saw the Legislative Council renamed the House of Assembly and the number of seats increased from 13 to 15. Members were elected from single-member constituencies.

Campaign

A total of 31 candidates contested the elections, with both the PNP and the

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(PDM) running full slates of 15 candidates. The other candidate ran as an

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Results

References

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