General elections were held in

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on 15 December 2016. The result was a victory for the

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(PDM), with

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becoming the islands' first female Premier. Following the election outgoing Prime Minister

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resigned as Progressive National Party (PNP) leader and quit politics.

Electoral system

At the time of the election, the

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had 15 elected members and four appointed members. The 15 elected members were elected by two methods; ten were elected from single-member constituencies, with five elected on an at-large basis, with voters able to vote for up to five candidates at the national level. The four appointed members include one nominated by the Premier, one nominated by the Leader of the Opposition and two members appointed by the

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Campaign

A total of 31 candidates contested the 10 single-member constituencies; the PDM and PNP both ran full slates of 10 candidates, whilst the Progressive Democratic Alliance (PDA) had eight. The remaining three candidates were independents. There were also 21 candidates in the at-large constituency, five each from the PDM and PNP, four from the PDA and seven independents.General Election Results - 15 December 2016
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Results

By constituency

References

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Elections in the Turks and Caicos Islands