| General Election
Results - 24 April 2003 |
General elections were held in Turks and Caicos Islands on 24 April 2003, following the dissolution of Parliament on 25 March 2003..
Two parties contested the election – Progressive National Party (PNP) and the People's Democratic Movement (PDM).
Nomination Day was on Monday, 7 April 2003. A total of 26 candidates contested the election. The two major parties each presented a full slate of 13 candidates.
The result was a narrow third-term victory for the Derek Taylor led People's Democratic Movement (PDM), which took seven of the 13 seats on the Legislative Council in comparison to the Progressive National Party's (PNP) six.
Through a Court Order in 2003, two constituencies (South Caicos North and Five Cays Providenciales) were ordered in bi elections. The PNP won the by elections and became the Government in August 2003.
Voter turnout was 84.40%.
The first meeting of the new Parliament was held on Wednesday, 30 April 2003. |
| Dissolution of House |
Tue, 25 Mar 2003 |
| Nomination Day |
Mon, 07 Apr 2003 |
| Polling Day |
Thu, 24 Apr 2003 |
| First Meeting of Parliament |
Wed, 30 Apr 2003 |
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| PDM |
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13
candidates |
7
seats |
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| PNP |
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13
candidates |
6
seats |
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| Electoral District |
Registered Voters |
PDM |
PNP |
Valid Votes |
Invalid Votes |
Total Votes |
Voter Turnout |
| ED1: West Road |
360 |
167 |
158 |
325 |
0 |
325 |
90.28% |
| ED2: Overback |
417 |
168 |
200 |
368 |
0 |
368 |
88.25% |
| ED3: North Backsalina |
474 |
261 |
138 |
399 |
0 |
399 |
84.18% |
| ED4:. South Backsalina |
444 |
236 |
147 |
383 |
0 |
383 |
86.26% |
| ED5: South Caicos North |
331 |
142 |
140 |
282 |
16 |
298 |
90.03% |
| ED6: South Caicos South |
274 |
84 |
151 |
235 |
0 |
235 |
85.77% |
| ED7: Middle Caicos |
227 |
75 |
125 |
200 |
0 |
200 |
88.11% |
| ED8: North Caicos East |
436 |
163 |
226 |
389 |
2 |
391 |
89.68% |
| ED9: North Caicos West |
303 |
137 |
122 |
259 |
0 |
259 |
85.48% |
| ED10: The Bight - Provo |
743 |
284 |
307 |
591 |
0 |
591 |
79.54% |
| ED11: Blue Hills - Provo |
761 |
328 |
249 |
577 |
0 |
577 |
75.82% |
| ED12: Five Cays Provo |
694 |
268 |
263 |
531 |
39 |
570 |
82.13% |
| ED13: Cheshire Hall |
1,087 |
434 |
499 |
933 |
0 |
933 |
85.83% |
| Total |
6,551 |
2,747 |
2,725 |
5,472 |
57 |
5,529 |
84.40% |
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| Electoral District |
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Representative |
Party |
| ED1: West Road |
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TAYLOR, Dwayne S. |
People's Democratic Movement |
| ED2: Over Back |
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HALL, Floyd |
Progressive National Party |
| ED3: North Backsalina |
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SKIPPINGS, Oswald O'Neal |
People's Democratic Movement |
| ED4:. South Backsalina |
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TAYLOR, Derek Hugh |
People's Democratic Movement |
| ED5: South Caicos North |
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SKIPPINGS, Noel Terrence |
People's Democratic Movement |
| ED6: South Caicos South |
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SAUNDERS, Norman |
Progressive National Party |
| ED7: Middle Caicos |
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HALL, Jeffrey Christoval |
Progressive National Party |
| ED8: North Caicos East |
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MISSICK, Michael Eugene |
Progressive National Party |
| ED9: North Caicos West |
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SELVER, Clarence Wesley |
People's Democratic Movement |
| ED10: The Bight -Provo |
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DELANCY, Karen |
Progressive National Party |
| ED11: Blue Hills - Provo |
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WILLIAMS, Vaden Delroy |
People's Democratic Movement |
| ED12: Five Cays Provo |
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ASTWOOD, Sean Richard |
People's Democratic Movement |
| ED13: Cheshire Hall |
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WILLIAMS, Galmo |
Progressive National Party |
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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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