General Election
Results - 9 November 2012 |
General elections were held in Turks and Caicos Islands on 9 November 2012.
The territorial government was restored under a new Constitution (October 2012) after a general election in November 2012, however, there continues to be a Governor, who is appointed by Her Majesty the Queen, and is the Supreme Executive Representative-Authority of Her Majesty. There is a Deputy Governor, who must be a Belonger and appointed by the Governor; the Cabinet and the House of Assembly.
Under the new constitution that came into effect in October 2012, legislative power is held by a unicameral House of Assembly consisting of 19 seats, 15 elected and 4 appointed by the governor; of elected members, five are elected at large and 10 from single member districts for four-year terms.
Three parties contested the election, including two older parties – Progressive National Party (PNP) and Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) as well as a newly established Peoples Progressive Party (PPP), consisting of a mainly Haitian born leadership who wanted to offer a third choice to voters.
Nomination Day was on Thursday, 25 October 2012. A total of 26 candidates registered to contest the 10 seats elected in single mandate districts and 11 candidates ran for five seats “all islands” district which offered voters a genuine choice from amongst a plurality of political options. In addition to candidates representing political parties, there were two non-party candidates - one in all-island district and one in Election District #5.
After the 2012 elections, Rufus Ewing of the Progressive National Party won a narrow majority of the elected seats and was appointed premier.
Voter turnout was 87.13%.
The first meeting of the new Parliament was held on Wednesday, 28 November 2012. |
Dissolution of House |
Fri, 14 Aug 2009 |
Nomination Day |
Thu, 25 Oct 2012 |
Polling Day |
Fri, 9 Nov 2012 |
First Meeting of Parliament |
Wed, 28 Nov 2012 |
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PDM |
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15
candidates |
7
seats |
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PNP |
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15
candidates |
8
seats |
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PPP |
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5
candidates |
0
seats |
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IND |
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1
candidate |
0
seats |
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10 Electoral Districts |
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All Island District |
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10 Electoral Districts |
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All Island District |
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Electoral District |
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Representative |
Party |
ED1: Grand Turk North |
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LIGHTBOURNE, George Alexander |
Progressive National Party |
ED2: Grand Turk South |
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ASTWOOD, Edwin |
People's Democratic Movement |
ED3: South Caicos |
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SAUNDERS, Norman Benjamin |
Progressive National Party |
ED4: North & Middle Caicos |
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GARDINER, Ricardo Don-Hue |
Progressive National Party |
ED5: Leeward |
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MISSICK, Akierra Mary Deanne |
Progressive National Party |
ED6: The Bight |
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STUBBS-SMITH, Porsha Monique |
Progressive National Party |
ED7: Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill |
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MISICK, Amanda Anisha |
Progressive National Party |
ED8: Blue Hills |
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EWING, Goldray McMillin |
People's Democratic Movement |
ED9: Five Cays |
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ASTWOOD, Sean Rickard |
People's Democratic Movement |
ED10: Wheeland |
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WILLIAMS, Vaden Delroy |
People's Democratic Movement |
All Island District
(5 elected at-large) |
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CARTWRIGHT ROBINSON. Sharlene Linette |
People's Democratic Movement |
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EWING, Rufus Washington |
Progressive National Party |
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TAYLOR, Derek Hugh |
People's Democratic Movement |
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MISICK, Charles Washington |
Progressive National Party |
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CONNOLLY, Josephine Olivia |
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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