| General Election
Results - 2 February 1995 |
General elections were held in Turks and Caicos Islands on 2 February 1995.
There were 13 seats in 13 constituencies throughout the islands.
Two parties contested the election – Progressive National Party (PNP) and the People's Democratic Movement (PDM).
A total of 33 candidates contested the election. The two major parties each presented a full slate of 13 candidates. There were also 7 independent candidates.
The result was a victory for the PDM winning 8 of 13 seats. The PNP won 4 seats, and one seat went to an Independent candidate. PDM leader Derek Taylor was sworn in as the Chief Minister.
Voter turnout was 77.28%. |
| Dissolution of House |
- |
| Nomination Day |
- |
| Polling Day |
Thu, 02 Feb 1995 |
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| PDM |
 |
13
candidates |
8
seats |
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| PNP |
 |
13
candidates |
4
seats |
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| IND |
 |
7
candidates |
1
seats |
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| Electoral District |
Registered Voters |
PDM |
PNP |
IND |
Valid Votes |
Invalid Votes |
Total Votes |
Voter Turnout |
| West Road |
457 |
212 |
142 |
- |
354 |
17 |
371 |
81.18% |
| Overback |
403 |
110 |
204 |
- |
314 |
4 |
318 |
78.91% |
| North Backsalina |
460 |
228 |
141 |
- |
369 |
8 |
377 |
81.96% |
| South Backsalina |
470 |
220 |
163 |
- |
383 |
0 |
383 |
81.49% |
| Salt Cay |
101 |
39 |
53 |
0 |
92 |
0 |
92 |
91.09% |
| South Caicos North |
338 |
100 |
173 |
- |
273 |
8 |
281 |
83.14% |
| South Caicos South |
358 |
71 |
106 |
112 |
289 |
7 |
296 |
82.68% |
| Middle Caicos |
237 |
106 |
86 |
- |
192 |
5 |
197 |
83.12% |
| North Caicos East |
527 |
153 |
239 |
2 |
394 |
1 |
395 |
74.95% |
| North Caicos West |
280 |
150 |
95 |
- |
245 |
4 |
249 |
88.93% |
| The Bight |
504 |
196 |
116 |
21 |
333 |
2 |
335 |
66.47% |
| Blue Hills |
603 |
218 |
165 |
37 |
420 |
10 |
430 |
71.31% |
| Five Cays |
693 |
255 |
204 |
- |
459 |
14 |
473 |
68.25% |
| Total |
5,431 |
2,058 |
1,887 |
172 |
4,117 |
80 |
4,197 |
77.28% |
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| District |
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Representative |
Party |
| West Road |
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COALBROOKE, Larry Allen |
People's Democratic Movement |
| Overback |
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MISICK, Charles Washington |
Progressive National Party |
| North Backsalina |
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SKIPPINGS, Oswald D.O. |
People's Democratic Movement |
| South Backsalina |
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TAYLOR, Hugh Derek ** |
People's Democratic Movement |
| Salt Cay |
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SMITH, Arabella Rosalinda |
Progressive National Party |
| South Caicos North |
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SAUNDERS, Emily R. |
Progressive National Party |
| South Caicos South |
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SAUNDERS, Norman Benjamin |
Independent |
| Middle Caicos |
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HARVEY, Samuel Lotus |
People's Democratic Movement |
| North Caicos East |
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MISSICK, Michael Eugene |
Progressive National Party |
| North Caicos West |
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SELVER, Clarence Wesley |
People's Democratic Movement |
| The Bight |
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DELANCY, Felix O'Neal |
People's Democratic Movement |
| Blue Hills |
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EWING, Hilly Arthur |
People's Democratic Movement |
| Five Cays |
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RIGBY, Staven Sinclair |
People's Democratic Movement |
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| Key |
| PDM = People's Democratic Movement; PDA = Progressive Democratic Alliance; PNP = Progressive National Party; IND = Independent; * Incumbent; ** Political Leader |
| Sources |
| Turks and Caicos Statistics. Retrieved from http://www.sppdtci.com/election-years |
| http://www.gov.ai/elections/ |
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