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, wit ...
on 31 May 2006.
[General Election Results - 31 May 2006]
Caribbean Elections Although the
Movement for Change and Prosperity (MCAP) won the most seats (four of the nine) in the
Legislative Council
A legislative council is the legislature, or one of the legislative chambers, of a nation, colony, or subnational division such as a province or state. It was commonly used to label unicameral or upper house legislative bodies in the Brit ...
, the government was formed by a coalition of the
Montserrat Democratic Party
The Montserrat Democratic Party (MDP) was a political party in Montserrat.
History
The original Montserrat Democratic Party was established in 1958 and led by Eric Kelsick. It was only the second party founded in the country after the Montserr ...
(MDP), the
New People's Liberation Movement
The New People's Liberation Movement was a political party in Montserrat led by John Osborne (Montserrat politician), John Osborne.
History
The NPLM was established in 2001 by a merger of the People's Progressive Alliance (Montserrat), People's P ...
(NPLM) and an independent council member, who together held five seats. MDP leader
Lowell Lewis became
Chief Minister
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.
Campaign
A total of 29 candidates contested the elections; the MCAP ran a full slate of nine candidates and the MDP and NPLM both nominated eight. The remaining four candidates were independents.
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Results
References
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, wit ...
General election
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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, wit ...
Election and referendum articles with incomplete results
May 2006 in North America
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